Commerce Continuing Presumption of Denial Policy for Exports to Huawei
The Commerce Department will continue its presumption of denial policy for license applications for exports to Huawei, a Commerce spokesperson said, saying the Chinese company remains on Commerce’s entity list. The department will review export license applications for “their national…
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security impacts” and plans to review licenses “under the highest national security scrutiny,” the spokesperson said. At the G-20 Summit in Japan, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. will loosen restrictions on exports to Huawei and allow U.S. companies to “sell their equipment” as long as “there’s no great national emergency problem.” National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said June 30 the U.S. will grant license applications for products that China can easily get elsewhere. There has been uncertainty about which specific products will get export licenses and when the changes will take effect (see 1907020017). “The Department intends to notify companies of decisions on export license applications once the review is complete,” the Commerce spokesperson emailed Wednesday.