BIS publishes Pakistan due diligence guidance; OFAC updates Cuban regulations
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a “Due Diligence Guidance Concerning Exports,...


Preliminary U.S. Anti-Dumping determinations on fabricated structural steel from Canada, China and M
On 4 September 2019 the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced preliminary anti-dumping (AD) determinations on certain fabricated...


OFAC issues “Nicaragua Sanctions Regulations”
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued Nicaragua Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 582...

U.S. imposes additional sanctions on Russia
Effective 26 August 2019, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, under the Chemical and...


China announces new tariffs on U.S. goods
On 23 August 2019 the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China announced that it will raise additional customs duties 5-10%...


Additional Huawei affiliates added to BIS Entity List
On 19 August 2019 the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it will add 46 additional...

BIS amends EAR by updating the Entity List
The U.S Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding seventeen entities to the...


U.S. DEA announces Kassim Tajideen’s sentence
On 9 August 2019 the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced that Kassim Tajideen has been sentenced to 5 years in prison...


OFAC issues new regulations on Venezuela, on Iran and settles with PACCAR Inc
On 5 August 2019 the U.S. President signed Executive Order (E.O.) 13884 entitled “Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela.” E.O....


U.S. imposes new sanctions on Russia
On 2 August 2019 the U.S. Department of State announced new sanctions opposing financial assistance to Russia by international financial...