The Export Practitioner

Posted 9/25/26 The case illustrates how overseas intermediaries can conceal the Iranian destination of U.S. technology behind an ostensibly legitimate sale to China. Dindar’s admitted use of false destination claims underscores the importance of verifying the ultimate end user and intended use of sensitive exports, particularly when a third-country buyer arranges onward shipment. This item is available in full to subscribers.

Posted 9/25/26 The United States invoked the USMCA’s Rapid Response Labor Mechanism on September 25 over alleged union retaliation and collective bargaining violations at Yokohama’s Coahuila tire plant, following the company’s closure of its Salem, Virginia, facility and the loss of nearly 600 U.S. jobs. This item is available in full to subscribers.

Posted 9/25/26 A Virginia company concealed its Russian ownership to sell digital forensic software to the U.S. Secret Service, federal prosecutors alleged in charges announced September 23 against its CEO and a Russian owner. This item is available in full to subscribers. Username or Email address Password Contact us for multi-user and enterprise options and our special government and academic rates at info@traderegs.com or call 703-283-5220.

Posted 9/25/26 The proposed tariffs expose a conflict in the administration’s technology policy: Duties may encourage domestic memory-chip production over time, but U.S. factories cannot meet current demand. In the interim, tariffs could raise costs for the imported chips needed to build data centers, train AI models and manufacture consumer electronics. This item is available in full to subscribers.

Posted 9/25/26 President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed artificial intelligence at the White House on September 24, but their public statements revealed different approaches to oversight. This item is available in full to subscribers. Username or Email address Password Contact us for multi-user and enterprise options and our special government and academic rates at info@traderegs.com or call 703-283-5220.

Posted 9/24/26 The changes primarily reorganize existing rules and reflect sanctions relief already granted. OFAC’s new penalties regulations preserve existing enforcement provisions, while the Syria amendment removes an authorization made unnecessary by the country’s earlier delisting. This item is available in full to subscribers.

Posted 9/24/26 The compromise preserves EU restrictions on more than 2,600 Russia-linked targets until 2029 but lifts EU-wide asset freezes and travel bans on Usmanov and Fridman. Latvia objected that the delistings weakened pressure on Moscow, ultimately abstaining to save the broader regime while imposing national sanctions on both men. This item is available in full to subscribers.

Posted 9/24/26 The restrictions close off a way for importers to soften the impact of December’s tariffs and price floors: bringing in additional supplies before they take effect. By allowing Commerce to halt imports that substantially exceed historical levels, the rule makes purchasing patterns and affiliate arrangements immediate compliance concerns. This item is available in full to subscribers.

Posted 9/24/26 Despite its broad supply-chain ambitions, the announcement’s principal identified financing proposal centers on a single LNG export project led by Argentina’s YPF, Italy’s Eni and the UAE’s XRG. The announcements provide substantially less detail on financing for the corridor’s mining, transportation and digital components. This item is available in full to subscribers.

Posted 9/24/26 The transaction places Sokolov’s political giving, private investments and public role under scrutiny: a firm he manages received permission to acquire an asset from a sanctioned Russian bank while he was appointed to lead a U.S.-backed investment fund serving the same region. This item is available in full to subscribers.