The US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule amending the license review policy for items on the Commerce Control List that are controlled for national security (NS) reasons and are...more
On Monday, June 29, the Departments of Commerce and State announced that they were following through with changes to treat Hong Kong like China for exports of military and dual-use goods.
The Department of Commerce announced...more
In yet another action on April 28, 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule imposing stricter license requirements on a wide range of exports, reexports and transfers to China, Russia, or Venezuela...more
The good news is that, for the most part, State resisted the temptation to do something just a little different in the ITAR regulation, so the joint Commerce-State solution works. The chart below provides a quick side-by-side...more
1/3/2020
/ Cloud Computing ,
Comment Period ,
Encryption ,
EU ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exporters ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
ITAR ,
Technology ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Department of State
Under this new evaluation process, Commerce can prohibit companies from engaging in a wide variety of transactions and order them to cease using the information technology or telecommunication system in question even if it is...more
12/3/2019
/ China ,
Comment Period ,
Congressional Oversight ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Digital Services ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
Information Technology ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
BIS has restricted Cuba’s access to commercial aircraft and other goods, lowered de minimis for foreign items containing US content to 10%, and restricted the temporary sojourn by aircraft in Iran, Syria, Sudan, and North...more
10/21/2019
/ Airlines ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Cuba ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
Foreign Policy ,
General Licenses ,
National Security ,
New Rules ,
North Korea ,
State Sponsors of Terrorism ,
Sudan ,
Syria ,
Trade Restrictions ,
Vessels
The US State Department is soliciting feedback on its draft “US Government Guidance for the Export of Hardware, Software, and Technology with Surveillance Capabilities and/or Parts/Know-How,” issued September 4, 2019 (Draft...more
9/25/2019
/ Draft Guidance ,
Due Diligence ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exporters ,
Exports ,
Human Rights ,
Multinationals ,
Surveillance ,
Technology ,
US Department of State