Trade and Manufacturing Monitor

News and insight from our international trade practice group

Expansion of UFLPA Entity List and Publication of 2023 UFLPA Strategy Updates

On August 1, 2023, the interagency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (“FLETF”), led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), shared publicly the 2023 updates to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act…

USITC Releases First Biennial Report on Economic Impact and Operation of USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin

On June 30, 2023, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) released its first report on the economic impact of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) automotive rules of origin. Rules of origin (ROOs) are used to…

OFAC Issues Africa Gold Advisory

On June 27, 2023, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), in conjunction with USAID, and the Departments of Commerce, Homeland Security, and Labor, published an Africa Gold Advisory…

U.S. and Japan Reach Agreement on Critical Minerals and Treasury Releases Guidance on EVs

On March 28, 2023, the United States and Japan signed an agreement on trade in critical minerals used in electric vehicle (“EV”) batteries (“Agreement Between the Government of Japan and the Government of the United…

First Round of CHIPS Funding Announced

On February 28, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the first funding opportunity under the CHIPS and Science Act (“CHIPS Act”), bipartisan legislation signed into law in 2022. The funding opportunity…