Stephen Orava

Oct 23, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jamieson Greer |Stephen Orava |Nicholas Paster

Exclusion requests must be filed by March 31, 2025 and granted exclusions would be available through May 31, 2025On October 15, 2024, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) established an electronic portal for companies to submit requests to exclude certain machinery used in domestic manufacturing from the tariffs imposed on imports of Chinese goods under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301”).

Aug 13, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jamieson Greer |Stephen Orava |Danielle Pressler

To curtail U.S. persons from supporting the efforts of adversarial regimes, such as China and Russia, in advancing their military and intelligence capabilities, the U.S. is proposing a significant expansion of export control rules.

Jul 16, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jamieson Greer |J. Philip Ludvigson |Stephen Orava

The Proposed Rule expands CFIUS’s authority to review certain transactions by foreign persons involving real estate close to over 50 additional military installations. On July 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Rule”) expanding the jurisdiction of the Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) over certain real estate transactions by foreign persons.

May 15, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jamieson Greer |Stephen Orava |Nicholas Paster

The existing Section 301 duties will continue, with tariff increases on $18 billion of Chinese imports in strategic sectors (to be implemented by forthcoming regulations following a notice and comment process)On May 14, 2024, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced the conclusion of its statutorily-required four-year review of the tariffs imposed on imports of Chinese goods under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301”).

Feb 10, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Jamieson Greer |Christopher Hyner |Stephen Orava

Xinjiang Province Postal Codes Will Trigger Forced Labor “Warning Message”On January 26, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) provided more detail on its imminent implementation of another tool to detect potential forced labor imports into the United States. CBP confirmed that it will officially deploy the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) Region Alert (“Region Alert”) to the Automated Commercial Environment (“ACE”) on March 18, 2023.