The Canada government issued the following trade-related notice as of July 17:

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said it will stop chip shipments to Huawei due to the Bureau of Industry and Security's increased license restrictions, Nikkei Asian Review reported July 16. TSMC Chairman Mark Liu said the company has not taken any new orders from Huawei since BIS issued a rule May 15 increasing restrictions (see 2005150058), the report said. “Although the regulation just finished its public comment period, the BIS did not make a final ruling change. Under this circumstance, we do not plan to ship wafers [to Huawei] after Sept. 14,” Liu told investors at a conference, according to the report. TSMC did not comment. Liu did not say whether TSMC plans to apply for export licenses. The company recently announced plans to build a chip factory in Arizona (see 2005150033). U.S. lawmakers are concerned that could disadvantage U.S. chip companies if TSMC is awarded unfair subsidies (see 2005200030 and 2005270030).

Singapore Customs’ TradeNet will undergo system maintenance Aug. 2, 4 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Aug. 16, 4 a.m. to noon local time, a July 17 notice said. The agency advises users to avoid submitting applications during this time. This is in addition to usual maintenance on Sundays, 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.

The Philippines recently began authorizing exports of strategic goods, including military items and dual-use goods, under its new export control regime, a July 17 PricewaterhouseCoopers alert said. The authorization scheme, which took effect July 1, will initially focus on a limited set of “export activities” and will eventually expand to cover other activities, such as “transit/transshipment, re-export, reassignment, related services, and importation,” the alert said. Exporters of strategic goods must register with the Philippines’ Strategic Trade Management Office before submitting an export application, the alert added, and can apply for only three types of authorizations, depending on the shipment’s number of destinations or end-users.

China will impose antidumping measures on imports of U.S. n-propanol, a July 17 Ministry of Commerce notice said, according to an unofficial translation. China said its n-propanol industry has suffered “substantial damage” due to the U.S. imports and will impose antidumping measures in the “form of security deposits.” Beginning July 18, Chinese “import operators” must “provide the relevant deposits” to Chinese customs authorities at rates between 254.4% and 267.4%, the notice said.

The Senate Finance Committee will consider the nomination of Michael Nemelka to be a deputy U.S. trade representative for investment, services, labor, environment, Africa, China and the Western Hemisphere at a hearing July 21. Nemelka is currently a special adviser to USTR Robert Lighthizer.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said during a conference call with reporters July 17 he doesn't know if the U.S. trade representative and Canada have resolved their differences over Canadian aluminum imports. The USTR has said that he was consulting with Canada about a surge of imports. Some news outlets reported three weeks ago that he would re-impose 10% tariffs on aluminum, but so far that has not happened (see 2006250048).

The United Nations Security Council sanctioned the leader of a Taliban branch in Pakistan, a July 16 notice said. The designation targets Noor Wali Mehsud, leader of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan. The United Kingdom also added Mehsud to its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List.

The United Kingdom on July 17 issued guidance on post-Brexit sanctions regulations on Mali, Yemen and Iraq. The regulations will help ensure the U.K. continues to meet obligations under United Nations sanctions against the three countries and will replace the U.K.’s current regulations under European Union sanctions. The guidance also provides memorandums for Mali, Yemen and Iraq, detailing the purpose of the sanctions and how they will be applied.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control on July 17 sanctioned four entities and one person for supporting a U.S.-sanctioned Chinese drug trafficking company. OFAC also sanctioned members of Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega’s inner circle and two Nicaraguan companies.