By Kelsey McGillisLaw Student Editor The original 1930 Tariff Act imposed customs duties on almost all imports. However, with the expansion of global trade, the de minimis rule was introduced
By Kelsey McGillis Law Student Editor On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Security (BIS), the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control
by Yuki TaylorLaw Student Editor Strengthened Enforcement Policy Against Trade Discrimination On October 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) enhanced its enforcement policy
By Yuki TaylorLaw Student Editor Protests Against Misogynistic Violence On September 14, in Iran, a 22-year-old woman named Mahsa Amini from the Kurdish minority in Kurdistan Province was arrested during
By Yuki TaylorLaw Student Editor & Aaron FellmethFaculty Editor Knocked-Down Auto Part Kits: Complete Vehicles or Just Parts? Automobile manufacturing is a highly globalized industry. One technique to reduce customs
By Yuki Taylor Law Student Editor On July 14, 2022, the United States initiated a bilateral Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) with Kenya. Despite the present lack of tariff
By Sharon FosterLaw Student Editor On February 24, 2022, the United States imposed stringent export controls on Commerce Control List (CCL) and EAR99 items destined for Russia. Despite these restrictions,
By Yuki Taylor Law Student Editor On March 8, 2022, two weeks into Russia’s escalating military invasion of Ukraine, President Biden issued Executive Order 14066 to prohibit, inter alia, importation
By Sharon FosterLaw Student Editor Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce swiftly implemented trade sanctions on Russia in the form of export
By Yuki TaylorLaw Student Editor Aaron FellmethFaculty Editor On November 22, 1996, the European Union (EU) adopted Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96, a blocking statute to protect “against the effects