Restricting More Foreign Sales to Huawei Could Have ‘Dramatic’ Implications, Lawyer Says
Expanding export administration regulation limits to further control foreign shipments to Huawei would have a “dramatic” impact on international supply chains, said Kevin Wolf, a trade lawyer with Akin Gump. The actions, which the Commerce Department is considering (see 1912110039),…
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include expanding the direct product rule and broadening the de minimis rule. “This is a really, really big deal,” said Wolf Friday in Boston on a Massachusetts Export Center panel. “The collateral, psychological effect of this, I fear, is really going to be quite dramatic.” The changes could apply to foreign-made items that contain U.S.-origin content not controlled for national security reasons. They wouldn't apply to dual-use goods and sensitive technologies, just consumer goods, Wolf said. The rule may apply to “wholly formed made items that no other country controls, creating a jurisdictional rule for foreign companies” when selling to Huawei that would likely be difficult to comply with, he said. The rule would make dealing with foreign-made U.S. content and technology “very frustrating and difficult for foreign companies,” Wolf said, which may have a ripple effect.