Huawei Targeted by the Trump Administration: U.S. Export Ban Imposed on Technology Giant
On May 15, 2019, the Trump administration added Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and sixty eight affiliated entities located in twenty six countries (collectively, “Huawei”) to the Entity List administered by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce (“BIS”), barring Huawei from acquiring items “subject to” the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). Subsequently, on May 20, 2019, the BIS announced the issuance of a temporary General License, valid for ninety days through August 19, 2019, that authorizes engaging in transactions involving the export, reexport, and transfer (in-country) of items subject to the EAR to Huawei, subject to certain conditions. Notwithstanding the limited reprieve set forth in the General License, U.S. and non-U.S. companies alike should take steps to review any ongoing business dealings involving Huawei to ensure that they do not run afoul of these new prohibitions.