Trade and Manufacturing Monitor

News and insight from our international trade practice group

New Updates to Customs De Minimis Exemption

On January 13 and 17, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“Customs”) issued two notices of proposed rulemakings that would impose new requirements on “de minimis” imports, including gifts, valued at $800 or less.…

Commerce Department Publishes Artificial Intelligence “Diffusion” Rulemaking

On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule (IFR) announcing (1) updated controls for advanced computing chips and associated license…

Biden Administration’s 2021-2024 Quadrennial Supply Chain Review: Highlighting Areas for Trade Law Reform

On December 19, 2024, the Biden administration released a report, the Quadrennial Supply Chain Review . This report, and the accompanying fact sheet, assess improvements made in American supply chains since 2021 and…

OFAC Issues New Determinations, Sanctions, Targeting Russian Energy and Petroleum

This blog post was drafted with assistance from Sean C. Church, Paralegal. On January 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued significant new sanctions targeting…

BIS Issues Formal ICTS Program Final Rule

This blog post was drafted with assistance from Sean C. Church, Paralegal. On December 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS or the Agency) issued a Final Rule formalizing…