US Department of Commerce: Export ban to Huawei, limited license extension: extended until May 15

US Department of Commerce: Export ban to Huawei, limited license extension: extended until May 15

New York

March 13, 2020

US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS):

On March 12, the Gazette announced in the Gazette that a limited grace period for the ban on the export of US products (articles, software, and technology) to Huawei and its 114 affiliated companies would be extended to May 15.

The current grace period is until April 1st.

This is the fourth extension since this measure was introduced on May 20, 2019.

Should it be extended beyond May?

A public comment will be published in the official gazette on whether to extend it after May.

114 Huawei-related companies:

Currently, 114 Huawei-related companies are listed on the Entity List (EL: managed by the Ministry of Commerce).

Exports and reexports of US products to these companies are, in principle, not permitted.

BIS designated transaction: provisional comprehensive permission granted

However, transactions that fall under the four forms specified by BIS have a temporary comprehensive license (TGL: Temporary General License) that allows transactions for a certain period of time.

-JETRO

https://www.jetro.go.jp/biznews/2020/03/6f57193ca9df3884.html

Federal Register ::

Temporary General License: Extension of Validity The U.S. Government has decided to extend through May 15, 2020,

the temporary general license to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei) and one hundred and fourteen of its non-U.S. affiliates on the Entity List.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/03/12/2020-05190/temporary-general-license-extension-of-validity

Target companies 68 related companies

Breakdown by location: 35 companies in China, 6 companies in Hong Kong, 3 companies in the UK, 2 companies in Vietnam, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Myanmar, Canada, Chile, Egypt, Germany, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Madagascar, Netherlands, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland and Taiwan each.

https://www.jetro.go.jp/biznews/2019/05/fc7c2f758bca0625.html