On June 12, 2024, ahead of the 2024 G7 Summit, the Biden administration introduced new export controls and sanctions on Russia and Belarus in an effort to limit Russia’s ability to continue its war efforts against Ukraine....more
6/25/2024
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Belarus Sanctions ,
Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Policy ,
General Licenses ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Ukraine
On October 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued new controls aimed at further slowing China’s development of advanced AI technologies. These new controls, published in two...more
10/23/2023
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China ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Policy ,
General Licenses ,
National Security ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule effective March 2, 2023, amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding 37 entities to the Entity List, including...more
On October 7, 2022, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a new policy that would continually escalate restrictions on entities that fail to comply with BIS’s end-use verification checks, regardless of whether...more
On October 7, 2022, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a long-awaited interim final rule implementing new export controls on advanced computing chips, computers, and components including new Export Control...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced an expansion of existing export controls and imposition of additional sanctions against the Russian Federation (Russia) and Belarus in response...more
9/21/2022
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Biden Administration ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Transactions ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Ukraine ,
Vladimir Putin
The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC or the Treasury) unveiled a new wave of sanctions targeted against Russia, Russian entities, and Russian individuals during the week of April 4, in...more
4/12/2022
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Banks ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Banks ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The Biden administration took further action this week to degrade the ability of Belarus and Russia to sustain a military campaign against Ukraine. The measures are the latest in a series of restrictions levied by the U.S. in...more
3/4/2022
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Banking Sector ,
Belarus ,
Belarus Sanctions ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Defense Sector ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Ukraine
The U.S. State Department has proposed revisions to multiple sections of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to remove consideration of citizenships previously held by a foreign person. The State Department's...more
On October 21, 2021, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule (the rule) implementing expanded export controls on cybersecurity items based on the belief that these items...more
The U.S. State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) reached a $6.6 million settlement last week with California-based electronics testing company Keysight Technologies, Inc. for alleged illegal exports of...more
As of March 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has implemented significant modifications to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that relax requirements on the...more
As of December 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added 77 new entities to the Entity List. Among the most notable additions are Semiconductor Manufacturing International...more
On August 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule that makes three significant changes to the export licensing requirements on technology, commodities, and...more
Effective May 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule that further tightens export controls on Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. of China and its 100-plus...more
After almost a year of speculation and discussion, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is further tightening controls on exports, reexports, and transfers in-country (collectively,...more
On January 6, 2020, the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an interim final rule controlling the export of certain artificial intelligence software relating to geospatial imagery...more
1/14/2020
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
Commerce Control List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
NATO ,
Popular ,
Public Comment ,
Source Code
On November 19, 2018, the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released its advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to control the export of emerging technologies. Comments on the ANPRM are...more
11/20/2018
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
ECCNs ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Manufacturers ,
Public Comment ,
Robotics ,
Software ,
Technology ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that a new settlement has been reached with Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation (ZTE Corporation) and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. (ZTE Kangxun)...more
On April 15, 2018, Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation (ZTE Corporation) and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. (ZTE Kangxun) (collectively "ZTE") were added to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of...more
Effective today, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has implemented support documentation requirements for a significant number of commodities, technologies, and software (collectively...more
In the past week, there has been an easing of sanctions against Sudan, and requirements have been added to the export control regulations regarding exports and reexports of certain commodities, technology, and software to...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is again extending the general license for exports, reexports (shipments from one foreign country to another foreign country), and in-country transfers...more
To further implement President Obama's December 2014 policy to support independent economic activity and improve communications and living conditions in Cuba, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security...more
On September 20, 2016, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended the Export Administration Regulations (EARs) to incorporate the December 2015 changes to the Wassenaar Arrangement's List...more