White House Announces One-Year Suspension of BIS Affiliates Rule Following US-China Trade Negotiations
By: Steven Hill, Dave Allman, Nate Bolin, Guillermo Christensen, Jeff Orenstein, and Marissa Cloutier
Effective 10 November 2025, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a rule (hereafter, the Suspension Rule) suspending implementation of the “Affiliates Rule” for one year ending on 9 November 2026. Suspension of the Affiliates Rule was first announced by Treasury Secretary Bessent on 1 November as part of trade negotiations between the United States and China.
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