Today the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (“FLETF”) published an update to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) Entity List.
The UFLPA originally went into effect June 21, 2022, and established a rebuttable presumption that all merchandise coming from …
On September 8, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) published updates (Version 2.0) to its Customs Broker Guidance for the Trade Community (“Broker Guidance 2.0”) to provide further clarity to CBP’s promulgation of two Final Rules – Modernization of …
In a Public Inspection Notice issued tonight, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced the extension of 352 reinstated exclusions and 77 COVID-related exclusions until December 31, 2023 to allow USTR to complete its four-year-review of the …
Today the Commerce Department published proposed revisions to the Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff exclusions process.
Specifically, the proposed rule makes four changes, which will impact both requestors and objectors. At a high level, Commerce is attempting to reduce …
On July 26, 2023, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (“FLETF”), chaired by the Department of Homeland Security, published an updated strategy for the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”). The UFLPA went into effect on June 21, 2022, and …
The Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) recently released a decision in Canadian Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association v Canada (Attorney General), 2023 FCA 154. This decision affirms the Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s (“CITT”) approach to several aspects of the …
On August 9, 2023, President Biden signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14105, “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern,” directing the Department of the Treasury to impose regulations on U.S. persons …
The Government of Ontario is conducting public consultations on its proposal to enact regulations under the Ontario Building Ontario Businesses Initiative Act, 2022, (S.O. 2022, c. 2, Sched. 2) which will require Ontario’s public sector entities to provide preferential treatment …
Following an attempted revolt against Russian President Vladimir Putin in late June, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) issued economic sanctions against several entities associated with the Wagner Group and its leader, Yevgeniy Prigozhin. The …