Global Trade Briefs

OCR Global Trade Brief – May 2023

In this month’s Global Trade Brief, learn more about why Microsoft has to pay over $3.3M in total combined civil penalties to BIS and OFAC, BIS to Impose $300 Million penalty against SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC related to shipment to Huawei, OFAC Settles with British American Tobacco p.l.c. for $508,612,492 Related to Apparent Violations of the North Korea and Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, and more topics.

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OCR Global Trade Brief – March 2023

In this month’s Global Trade Brief, learn more about the UK Parliament Trade Agreement With Australia, Additional Duties on Russian Aluminum, Cyber Power Systems, and more topics.

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OCR Global Trade Brief – February 2023

In this month’s Global Trade Brief, learn more about the U.S. CBP modifying forced labor finding, the Statement of the G7 and Australia on price caps, the CBP modifying withhold release order on YTY Industry Holdings, and more topics.

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OCR Global Trade Brief – January 2023

This month’s Global Trade Brief reviews U.S. amendments to EAR, Export Controls of certain advanced computing and semiconductor manufacturing items extended to Macau, and more topics.

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OCR Global Trade Brief – December 2022

This month’s Global Trade Brief reviews U.S. technical corrections to rules of origin for certain goods imported into the United States, limits for EU steel tariff-rate quota, goods from Germany and Luxembourg, change to fees for duty-free treatment of infant formula, possible refund opportunities and more topics.

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OCR Global Trade Brief – September 2022

This month’s Global Trade Brief reviews U.S. continuation of Section 301 tariffs on imports from China, publication of 14 general licenses related to Russia, Preliminary Guidance on Implementation of a Maritime Services Policy and Related Price Exception for Seaborne Russian Oil, moves to ban products made with forced labour on the EU market, and more topics.

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Global Trade Brief – August 2022

This month’s Global Trade Brief reviews the waiver of customs duties and VAT on the import of “life-saving goods” to Ukraine, a reminder on filing entries of steel and aluminum imports subject to general approved exclusions, U.S. Commerce Department identifying the first foreign-produced commercial aircraft exported to Russia, in an apparent violation of U.S. export controls, and more topics.

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Global Trade Brief – July 2022

This month’s Global Trade Brief reviews the Waiver of customs duties and VAT on import of “life-saving goods” to Ukraine, United States and Canada to resolve dispute on trade in solar products, suspension of safeguard action on imports of certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from Canada, Infringement procedures against the UK for not complying with parts of Ireland, and more topics.

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