Sanctions tracker
Every Sanctions development in Korean, Chinese and Japanese industry that East Asia Brief has logged — with dates, the companies exposed, and a link to the primary document where one exists.
| Date | Development | Where | Companies exposed | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US and China prolong Section 301 port fee truce through January The two-month reprieve suspends reciprocal harbor fees of up to $1 million per vessel call alongside planned import duties on… | Global | Hanwha Ocean, China State Shipbuilding Corp, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering | high | ustr.gov | |
| Hanwha Ocean US units gain two-month reprieve from Chinese sanctions Decree No. 4 grants a two-month stay shielding all five American subsidiaries from a total ban on Chinese commerce while… | China | Hanwha Ocean, Philly Shipyard | high | mofcom.gov.cn | |
| Iran pitches $300B transport and energy portfolio in Shanghai forum Tehran presented 150 ventures across 11 sectors at the import expo to finance $250 billion in five-year modernization goals under… | China | China National Petroleum Corporation, China Petrochemical Corporation, China National Chemical Engineering | medium | tehrantimes.com | |
| Trump waives 100% secondary tariffs on Indian energy imports The White House invoked national security waiver powers under the Graham sanctions law, shielding refiners handling 2 million… | Global | Reliance Industries, Indian Oil Corp, Nayara Energy, Rosneft | high | whitehouse.gov | |
| China curbs drone tech exports to US defense contractors in 2026 Beijing maintains dual-use restrictions on rare earth magnets and flight hardware as Washington penalizes unnotified artificial… | China | Skydio, Red Cat Holdings, Teal Drones, Amidi LLC | high | zsmcorp.mofcom.gov.cn |
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This tracker is built from East Asia Brief briefings and updates as we publish. Where a briefing rests on a document we can link, the source column points at that document, not at our coverage of it. Confidence grades are explained on our methodology page. Something missing? Tell us.