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04 Sep 2026
Outbound Manufacturing Compliance: Embedding Export-Control Classification and End-Use Controls into a Chinese Company's Overseas Investment Process
A Chinese manufacturer approves an overseas factory, signs construction milestones and orders production equipment. Only after project commitments are fixed does the compliance te…
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04 Sep 2026
China Customs Audits of Related-Party Import Prices: How Multinationals Should Reconcile Transfer Pricing, Royalties and Customs Valuation Before a Year-End Adjustment Creates Duty Exposure
A multinational group imports components into China from an overseas related party. The China importer pays transfer prices established under the group's tax policy. At year end,…
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04 Sep 2026
Electronic Bills of Lading Under China's Revised Maritime Law: What Carriers and Cargo Interests Must Prove When a Digital Record Is Transferred, Converted or Used for Delivery
China's revised Maritime Law took effect on May 1, 2026. One of its most commercially important changes is the new statutory treatment of electronic transport records. The legal q…
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04 Sep 2026
Chinese Manufacturers Building Overseas Plants: How China-Side ODI and Export-Control Rules Can Break a Greenfield Project Before Construction Starts
A Chinese manufacturer decides to establish an overseas plant. Management chooses a site, negotiates incentives with the host government, signs a land or factory agreement, orders…
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30 Aug 2026
Who Bears Cargo-Loss Risk Under FOB and CIF When Goods Are Damaged at Sea?
A Practical 2026 Guide for Chinese Exporters, Importers, and Cargo Claimants A container leaves a Chinese port in apparently good condition. During the voyage, seawater enters the…
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30 Aug 2026
How Do Chinese Exporters Claim RCEP Tariff Preferences for ASEAN Shipments?
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, created one of the world’s largest free trade frameworks. For Chinese exporters selling to ASEAN markets, one of its most…
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30 Aug 2026
Do Chinese Sellers Need an EU Responsible Person Under the GPSR When Selling on Amazon Spain?
One of the most heavily searched questions among Chinese cross-border e-commerce sellers entering Europe is this: Do I need an EU Responsible Person when selling on Amazon Spain?…
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29 Aug 2026
U.S. Section 781 Anti-Circumvention Defense and Multi-Jurisdictional Asset Preservation in Cross-Border Disputes
Executive Summary & Tactical Overview Global trade enforcement and cross-border commercial dispute resolution have entered an era of unprecedented regulatory overlap. Exporting ma…
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29 Aug 2026
Deep-Dive Legal Strategy: Defending Outbound Manufacturing Against U.S. Section 781 Anti-Circumvention Inquiries
Executive Summary & Tactical Overview The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have fundamentally transformed trade enforcement. Over the…
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16 Aug 2026
Why U.S. Export Controls Can Apply to Chinese Companies Outside the United States
Reviewed by Kathrine Boer, Boer & Hendricks, LLP (Houston) · Primary sources Audience: founders, GCs and commercial leads at Chinese groups who assume U.S. export controls only ap…
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06 Aug 2026
EU Sanctions and Dual-Use Export Controls: Regulation (EU) 2021/821, the 50% Rule and Compliance for Non-EU Companies
Reviewed by Helena Vance, Brussels (EU sanctions & dual-use counsel) · Primary sourcesCompanies that trade with, manufacture in, or supply into the EU face two overlapping regimes…
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06 Aug 2026
Building an Export Compliance Program: A Practical Guide for Chinese Companies
Subject to further legal review and update. This guide is published for research orientation on China Legal Portal. It is not formal legal advice. Statutes, procedures, thresholds…
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06 Aug 2026
Removal from the BIS Entity List: Process, Cases and Strategy for Chinese Companies
Reviewed by Jeff Farley, Farley & Rudman, PLLC (Washington DC) · Primary sources Being added to the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Entity List is one of the most disrupt…
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06 Aug 2026
Dual-Use Item Export Control and Customs Smuggling Defense in China
Reviewed by Jimmy Ma, Beijing Wanshang Tianqin Law Firm · Primary sourcesDual-use item export control and customs smuggling investigations present some of the highest-stakes compl…
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06 Aug 2026
Export Control and Trade Sanctions Compliance for Chinese Companies
Reviewed by Helen Yao, Beijing Yingke (Zhuhai) Law Firm · Primary sourcesChinese exporters and technology companies increasingly face entity-list designations, SDN listings, and m…
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