You have always dreamed of going to space. All of us have at some point or another. And the only thing standing between you and that dream were overly-restrictive commodity and technology export licensing requirements on...more
You know who your friends are. You’ve known them for a long time, you understand one another, and, importantly, you trust each other.
Well, countries have friends too. Maybe country-friends have similar foreign and...more
10/30/2024
/ Australia ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
ITAR ,
Licensing Rules ,
NASA ,
Outer Space ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Satellites ,
Technology Sector ,
UK ,
USML
In a land before time (technologically speaking . . . so, like, the mid-nineties), the most basic software encryption functions were controlled under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations. The then-current...more
We may imagine that a space company begins with only a few screws and some sheet metal in a garage. But regardless of its origins, not long after that early phase, that same company is likely to have a global reach....more
10/22/2024
/ Cross-Border ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
ITAR ,
NASA ,
New Rules ,
Outer Space ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Satellites ,
USML
Last year, we published an update on BIS’s foray into prohibiting EAR99 items for export to Russia and Belarus. We noted (somewhat in jest) that kitchen sinks may one day be added. Well, that day has come. Stainless steel...more
6/21/2024
/ Belarus ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
General Licenses ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Software ,
Technology Sector
On Wednesday, March 6, 2024, the Department of Commerce, Department of the Treasury and Department of Justice issued another Tri-seal Compliance Note, focusing this time on the obligations of foreign based persons complying...more
3/8/2024
/ China ,
De Minimis Claims ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Entities ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury
On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a package of three rules (the 2023 Rules) targeting the Chinese semiconductor industry. The rules update the substantial semiconductor...more
10/23/2023
/ China ,
Commerce Control List ,
ECCNs ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Semiconductors ,
Software ,
Technology ,
Trade Restrictions
The United States and its allies are aiming to choke off the supplies that support the last vestiges of Russian industry. On May 19, 2023, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released new regulations implementing...more
On Sunday, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced novel and sweeping sanctions on specific categories of services in order to cripple Russia’s wartime capabilities and sanctioned key...more
5/12/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Final Rules ,
General Licenses ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia
Last week, the United States government imposed additional restrictions on the imports from, and exports to, Russia. The import changes stem from the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act, signed into...more
4/14/2022
/ Belarus ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Restrictions ,
Ukraine