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A growing share of Bureau of Industry and Security export-control settlements under the Trump administration have approached the maximum penalties allowed by law, according to a Center for Strategic …
Members of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity adopted a framework for coordinated action on September 30, targeting market-distorting subsidies, trade circumvention and weaknesses in steel …
The reported extension of the U.S.–China Busan trade agreement until January 10, 2027, could prolong the suspension of the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Affiliates Rule. Whether the extension covers that rule, however, remains unconfirmed in the official materials reviewed.
The United States has lifted comprehensive economic sanctions on Syria and is easing defense trade restrictions, but export controls remain uneven across agencies. State’s ITAR amendment does not remove Syria from BIS Country Group E:1 or eliminate Syria-specific EAR licensing requirements. Until Commerce acts, businesses must continue to apply those controls alongside targeted Treasury sanctions.
The Graham Act creates immediate compliance risks beyond companies that trade directly with Russia by authorizing tariffs on all goods from major buyers of Russian energy, codifying much of the existing U.S. sanctions regime, and increasing secondary-sanctions exposure for foreign financial institutions. Treasury’s additional Iran-related designation of VTB Bank compounds that banking risk, while the EU’s removal of Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman—and their continued designation under Latvian and Estonian national sanctions—underscores the need for jurisdiction-specific screening.
The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is scheduled to publish a proposed rule on October 1 that would narrow U.S. Munitions List controls, revise key ITAR definitions, and establish a license exemption for temporary exports of foreign defense articles for servicing and repair.
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