Global Trade Advisory Alerts

Global Trade Advisory Alert - 01 September 2023
On 23 July 2023, Japan added 23 categories of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and associated technology to its list of export-controlled items.

Global Trade Advisory Alert - 20 June 2023
Several regulatory and policy developments have occurred in the Latin American region over the past few months that may impact the customs and global trade activities of many multinational companies.

Global Trade Advisory Alert - 24 May 2023
On 3 May 2023, following a number of attempts over the last few years to bring about legislation to address modern slavery, Canada’s Parliament passed Bill S-211, enacting the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the Act).

Global Trade Advisory Alert - 6 February 2023
On 11 January 2023, a five-member arbitral panel (“Panel”), which was established pursuant to Article 31 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”), made public a Final Report, dated 14 December 2022, that resolved the dispute related to the interpretation of the USMCA’s automotive rules of origin.

Global Trade Advisory Alert - 20 October 2022
On 7 October 2022, as part of efforts to protect US national security and foreign policy interests, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a series of updates to its export controls affecting trade with the People’s Republic of China (“China”).