On May 4, 2020, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that he was initiating an investigation into whether laminations for stacked cores for incorporation into transformers, stacked and wound cores for incorporation into transformers, electrical transformers and transformer regulators are being imported into the United States in quantities or under circumstances that threaten national security. The decision to launch an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, follows…
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- US Department of Commerce to Initiate Section 232 Investigation into Imports of Laminations and Wound Cores for Incorporation into Transformers, Electrical Transformers and Transformer Regulators
- Indonesia enacts ban on the export of nickel
- Japan: Abe Cabinet approves an amendment to the Export Trade Control Order removing the Republic of Korea from the “White Countries” list
- Additional restrictions added to METI’s licensing policies and procedures on exports of controlled items to the Republic of Korea
- Australia and Hong Kong sign FTA
- Malaysia: Implementation of the uCustoms System
- Singapore Changes to Strategic Goods Transshipment and Transit Permit Requirements
- Amendments to Malaysia’s Customs Act: Increased Penalties and More Robust Review Process
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