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Addressing FAQs About the Consequences of ITAR Violations

Every item on the U.S. Munitions List (USML) has been deemed by the U.S. government to ...

Navigating the ITAR See-Through Rule: Key Considerations

The “see-through rule,” formally known under the ITAR as the “Integration of Controlled ...

Clarity Amid Trade Compliance Confusion: Clear Signals on U.S. Export Controls Enforcement

Guest article by: Brent Carlson (BRG) and Michael Huneke (Hughes Hubbard & Reed)

37th Annual BIS Update Conference

The 37th Annual Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Update Conference focused on ...

Answering FAQs About the U.S. Automated Export System

If you’re involved in exporting tangible goods from the United States, it’s almost ...

An Overview for Approaching Export Control Jurisdiction and Classification

Determining an item’s classification under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) or ...

Key Insights: U.S. Export Controls and Sanctions on Venezuela

When considering Venezuela in the context of U.S. export controls and sanctions, it’s ...

Export Control Audits: What You Need to Know

The point of an export control audit is to ensure your organization is taking proper care ...

With ITAR Registration Fees Likely to Increase, Here’s An Overview of The Registration Process

In April 2024, the U.S. State Department published a proposal to increase the fees for ...

An Update on the Changing Environment for Exports to China

It’s common knowledge that China exports heavily to the United States. But lost in the ...

Best Practices in Screening for Denied or Restricted Parties

Screening for denied or restricted parties is one of the most important risk management ...

Disclosing Political Contributions, Fees and Commissions

The very last section of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, Part 130, ...

Permanent vs. Temporary Imports: Where the ITAR Meets the ATF

As people become skilled at navigating the International Traffic in Arms Regulation ...

Arms Brokering and the ITAR

If you didn’t know where to look, it could take a long time to stumble across the U.S. ...

A Comparison Between U.S. Export Controls and European Export Controls

The United States and the European Union are two of the world’s largest trading partners. ...

Export License Requirements of Direct Commercial Sales v Foreign Military Sales

Political instability around the world is creating a boom for U.S. arms exports, and it’s ...

Guidelines for DSP-85 Applications – Updated

By: Anna Barone and Scott Gearity

Navigating the Export Implications of Cloud Computing

Some of the trickier export compliance issues to navigate are the ones related to ...

Technical Data Licensing – TAA or DSP-5

Updated: April 25, 2023

Exporting 600 Series Items Under License Exceptions

On the Commerce Control List (CCL), items controlled in the 600 series (those with a “6” ...

How Export Regulations Impact Domestic Activities

It comes as a surprise to many that certain activities governed by U.S. export control ...

Understanding the Foreign Direct Product Rule

How can the United States claim export control jurisdiction over an item that isn’t made ...

Understanding the Various Restricted Party Lists

It’s impossible to conduct a meaningful transactional export compliance process without ...

Export Compliance Training Institute Hosts Live Seminar Series on ITAR, EAR and OFAC Export Controls in Tel Aviv, Israel

Learn the Impact of ITAR, EAR & OFAC Controls on Non-U.S. Companies, Affiliates and ...

License Exception ENC and the Complications Around Encryption

Hardware and software that incorporates encryption is a much larger category of exports ...

Understanding the Difference Between the Various Country Lists in the EAR

There are multiple ways the EAR organizes and identifies countries for exporters. Keeping ...

Navigating the Special U.S.-U.K. Trade Relationship

The United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) has historically been ...

NLR Authorization and Exporting Without a License

From the exporter’s point of view, No License Required (NLR) is the easiest and most ...

Key Components of an Export Compliance Program

At many companies, export compliance is a part-time job. But it can grow out of control ...

6 Common Errors in Applying the EAR99 Classification

Most items that get exported from the United States are handled under the export control ...

Subject to the EAR – What It Means and How to Approach It

The phrase “subject to the EAR” is so ubiquitous to exporters that its meaning sometimes ...

Hong Kong and Taiwan are on Diverging Paths as U.S. Export Markets

As export markets for U.S. businesses, Hong Kong and Taiwan share enough similarities ...

Why Pandemic Recovery May Have More Impact on the Aerospace Industry Than the Russian Invasion

The invasion of Ukraine resulted almost immediately in a range of new license ...

The Russia-Ukraine War – EAR Updates You Need to Know

If you’re a U.S. exporter wondering what the news of additional Export Administration ...

Why Export Compliance Certification Matters

Businesses dipping their toes into export activities will inevitably run into regulatory ...

EAR and ITAR Basics – Getting Started the Right Way

When it comes to exporting products overseas, companies have to weigh a wide-ranging ...

The Hidden Costs of Non-Compliance With Export Control Regulations

As your organization explores global opportunities and engages potential overseas ...

Military End-Use/User Export Control Rules: What You Need to Know

Suppose your organization is involved in exporting certain goods, software, or ...

Getting the Most from Attending Live Export Controls Seminars

After nearly two years of disrupted work situations, more people are interested in ...

Growing Your Export Business to Mexico with Confidence

Mexico is the second largest export market for U.S. goods and products. Like Canada, ...

Growing Your Export Business to Russia: Challenges and Opportunities

See our latest article on this topic, here. Exporting to Russia is a fairly complicated ...

Update on Restrictions on U.S. Persons Activities Under the Biden Administration

On March 16, 2021, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ...

Growing Your Export Business to Canada with Confidence

Canada and the United States enjoy a unique trading relationship that encompasses the ...

Overseeing Your Organization’s Export Compliance Program – Where to Begin?

You’ve just been assigned the job of managing your company’s export compliance program. ...

Navigating EAR Export Control Classification

Assigning an Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) to each item subject to the ...

Export Compliance Training Institute Hosts Live Seminar Series on ITAR, EAR and OFAC Export Controls in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Learn the Impact of ITAR, EAR & OFAC Controls on Non-US Companies, Affiliates, and ...

New Restrictions on Chinese Military Companies: What Exporters Need to Know

In early June, President Biden signed Executive Order 14032, “Addressing the Threat from ...

Export Compliance Training Institute Hosts Live Seminar Series On ITAR, EAR and OFAC Export Controls in Austin, Texas

Obtain Key Insights on ITAR Defense Trade Controls and EAR Export Controls The Export ...

The Easy Way to Stay Current on Changes to Export Regulations

If it seems like export compliance regulations change a lot, you’re right—they do. ...

When Is an Export Not an Export?

When we think of the term “export,” some typical images come to mind: a container on a ...

The Advantages of Custom, In-house Export Compliance Training

For most companies, the need to train their employees in export controls and compliance ...

The Benefits of Live, In-Person Export Compliance Training

As the pandemic begins to subside and our work lives return to “normal,” attending a ...

Understanding the Military End Use Rule and Its Role in Export Compliance

When businesses seek to sell goods, services, data or technology abroad, they must comply ...

U.S. Export Controls Around Encryption – Helping Your Company Navigate a Maze of Complex Compliance Regulations

Today, companies of all sizes and scopes produce equipment and software that utilizes ...

Building Your Company’s Roadmap for a Modern Export Compliance Program

Businesses and organizations structure programs and frameworks around lots of activities ...

U.S. Export Controls for Non-U.S. Companies – Understanding Key Issues and Avoiding Common Mistakes

When it comes to thinking about U.S. export controls on non-U.S. transactions, the first ...

What Technology Startup Companies and Their Funders Should Know About Export Compliance

Technology startups are at the forefront of innovation, driving advances that improve ...

How Export Compliance Risk Assessments Help Companies Achieve Compliance Success

Jurisdiction over U.S. export controls span several government agencies. Understanding ...

How University Export Control Training Can Address Unique Issues and Set the Table for Success

Universities are widely regarded as institutions of higher learning. Yet they also serve ...

Is Your Business Exporting Machine Equipment and Parts? Know Your Compliance Essentials First

Exports of machine equipment and parts across many leading industries have experienced ...

Five Common Export Compliance Mistakes – and How to Avoid Them

Mistakes happen. We’re all human, so naturally we’re prone to oversights, slipups, ...

Export Compliance for Defense Contractors and Subcontractors – Key Considerations

“First you must travel a long and difficult road, a road fraught with peril.” Blind Seer, ...

Export Control Reform for Firearms and Ammunition Businesses – Learn How to Adapt to Important Changes to ITAR and EAR Compliance Regulations

Like all businesses seeking to export items abroad, firearms and ammunition manufacturers ...

Export Compliance Awareness Training for Businesses – Helping Everyone Avoid Costly Mistakes

It takes more than just one or two trained associates for a business to truly succeed in ...

Export Compliance Training Institute Announces New Export Compliance Awareness Training for Businesses

Basics Training Designed to Help Key Business Stakeholders Avoid Costly Mistakes

How Export Compliance Training Helps Exporting Businesses Avoid Costly Penalties

In some areas of commerce, penalties for non-compliance with established rules, ...

Export Compliance Considerations for Aerospace Companies

Aerospace consistently ranks among the top U.S. export industries. American companies ...

How to Choose an Export Controls Compliance Partner – Five Essential Qualities

Exporting tangible items, software, technical data and services that your organization ...

Complying With U.S. Export Controls to China – Three Strategies for Success

It is well known that China is a top source of U.S. goods imports. What isn’t as widely ...

Export Compliance Certification: Understanding the Benefits and Steps for Exporting Businesses

Complying with U.S. export regulations is no easy task. If you are the person in your ...

The Export Compliance Basics of ITAR and EAR – Understanding Key Terms, Issues, Similarities and Differences

At the Export Compliance Training Institute, we field questions every day about the ...

DDTC Announces Commodity Jurisdiction Form Live

The new collection format for Commodity Jurisdiction form DS-4076 is now available on the ...

Department of State Creates Definition of “Activities That Are Not Exports, Reexports, Retransfers, Or Temporary Imports”

The Department of State recently published an interim final rule requesting comments ...

ITAR Defense Controls Catches Up to Modern IT, Allowing Exporters to Use Encryption to Protect Defense Technology on the Cloud

By: Kay C. Georgi, Marwa M. Hassoun, Regan K. Alberda, Sylvia G. Costelloe (202-857-6293, ...

BIS Publishes Interim Rule for Adding Controls on Imagery Analysis Software

On January 6, 2020 The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final ...

Census Updates Schedule B and Harmonized Tariff Schedule in AES

The Schedule B, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), and HTS Codes That Are Not Valid for ...

They’re Here! Final Rules to Revise USML Cats. I-III Set to be Published

By: Johanna Reeves, Esq., jreeves@reevesdola.com; Reeves & Dola LLP. ...

Wassenaar Puts Stronger Controls Cyber-Warfare Systems

In early December 2019 the Wassennar Arrangement held its annual plenary meeting and ...

Trade Associations Worried Over Impact of Reduced De Minimis Thresholds for China

By: Danielle Hatch

New Interim Final Rule Creates End-to-End Encryption Carve-Out for ITAR Technical Data

By: Olga Torres and Derrick Kyle (Torres Law, LLP)

DDTC Publishes FAQs on US Persons Abroad

On January 6, 2020 the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published Frequently ...

Apple Fined $466,912 for Screening Failure

By: Danielle Hatch

Canadian Exporting Reporting System Available Now

On December 9, 2019 the Canadian Exporting Reporting System (CERS) became available for ...

Aviation Company Fined $200K After Customer Failed to Comply with OFAC Sanctions

Apollo Aviation Group, LLC (“Apollo”), a Florida company that invests in aviation by ...

When the ITAR States “Temporary,” How Long Does That Mean?

By: James E. Bartlett III, Esq., JEBartlett@JEBartlett.com, 1-202-802-0646; Full Circle ...

New Version of ACE CATAIR Appendix PGA Posted

A new version of the ACE CATAIR Appendix PGA has been posted. The Appendix PGA change log ...

D.C. Circuit Clarifies ITAR Criminal Intent Requirement

By: Christopher B. Stagg, Esq., chris@staggpc.com, +1 212 518 4854, of Stagg P.C.

DDTC Amends ITAR to Change Controls for Lower Performing Radar

The Department of State has issued a final rule on August 30, 2019 (except for amendatory ...

Truck Manufacturer Fined $1.7 Million for Selling Trucks to Iran

PACCAR, a Washington company that manufactures and sells trucks and related goods and ...

Wisconsin Gun Manufacturer Faces 20 Years and $1 Million Fine for Exporting Guns to Australia

By: Danielle Hatch

Navigating Export Compliance and Anti-Discrimination: What DOJ’s Recent Settlement with Honda Aircraft Teaches Us

By: M. Peterson Esq., +1 202 312 3038, K. Konar Esq., +1 312 609 7588. Both of ...

BIS Adds Entities to the Entity List

On June 24, 2019 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added the following five ...

The Long Arm of OFAC: Secondary Sanctions, Facilitation, and Causing a Violation

By: Matt Stankiewicz, Esq. mstankiewicz@volkovlaw.com. Of Volkov Law Group.

BIS Announces Roll Out of New Regulations on Emerging Technologies

The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) begins a roll out of new regulations on ...

BIS Adds Huawei and Its Non-U.S. Affiliates to the Entity List but Rolls Out a 90-Day Temporary General License

By: Melissa Proctor, Esq., Miller Proctor Law PLLC, melissa@millerproctorlaw.com, +1 ...

Please Meet the Office of Export Enforcement

By: Johanna Reeves, Esq., jreeves@reevesdola.com; and Katherine Heubert, Esq., ...

Standard Chartered Bank Agrees to Pay Over $6 Million for Sanctions Violations

Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) has reached a settlement agreement with the US Department ...

The Unseen Risks: Export Controls in the Life Science and Healthcare Sector

By: Giovanni Gijsels, Director, Global Trade Advisory, gigijsels@deloitte.com; Eva ...

Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors – Part 21

(Source: census@subscriptions.census.gov)

Iranian Cement Clinker Lands Company $500,000 Fine

ZAG IP, LLC (ZAG) has reached a $506,250 settlement with the Office of Foreign Assets ...

Cyber-Surveillance Export Control Reform in the United States

By: Peter Lichtenbaum (plichtenbaum@cov.com), David W. Addis (daddis@cov.com), and Doron ...

Exporters and the Shutdown

The US Government was shutdown for 35 days and it affected approximately 800,000 federal ...

OFAC Dings U.S. Defense Contractor for Sanctions Violations, Inadequate Screening

By: Thad McBride on December 12, 2018

A Crude Awakening: U.S. Sanctions on the Russian Oil Sector

By: Olga Torres, Esq. and Derrick Kyle, Esq. All of Torres Trade Law.

BIS Amends EAR & CCL to Implement Changes Made to the WA List

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has implemented changes to the Export ...

The Rise of ITAR-free procurement in Europe

By: Roland Stein, BLOMSTEIN

Epsilon vs. OFAC: Third Party Risks & “Reason to Know”

By: Danielle Hatch

India is Movin’ On Up…from A:6 to A:1

Effective August 3, 2018, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has removed India ...

Hiring U.S. Citizens Only for ITAR Compliance Can Violate the Immigration and Nationality Act

By: David Ring, attorney, dring@wiggin.com; and Najia S. Khalid, attorney, ...

President Signs Export Controls Legislation Subjecting Emerging and Foundational Technologies to Enhanced Controls

(Source: Vinson & Elkins LLP, 14 Aug 2018.)

Analysis of Settlement Agreement Reached In 3D Gun Printing Case

By: Johanna Reeves, Esq., jreeves@reevesdola.com, 202-715-994; and Katherine Heubert, ...

U.S. Departments of State and Commerce Propose Rules to Transition Firearms and Ammunition from the USML to the CCL

(Source: Reeves & Dola LLP Alert, 1 June 2018. Available via jreeves@reevesdola.com)

A Primer on the Export Administration Regulations

(Source: Reeves & Dola LLP Alert, 1 June 2018. Available via jreeves@reevesdola.com)

Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors – Part 20

(Source: census@subscriptions.census.gov)

Trilogy International Associates, Inc. and William Michael Johnson Each Receives $100,000 Civil Penalty for Export Violations

On or about January 23, 2010, April 6, 2010, and May 14, 2010, Trilogy International ...

Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors – Part 19

(Source: census@subscriptions.census.gov)

Employer Identification Numbers: Guidance for Exporting Goods From the United States

Written by: Kristi Sellers, Trade Regulations Branch, International Trade Management ...

New Schedule B Numbers Have Arrived

Source: Global Reach Blog

Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors – Part 18

Source: census@subscriptions.census.gov

Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors – Part 17

Source: census@subscriptions.census.gov

Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors – Part 16

(Source: census@subscriptions.census.gov, 19 Oct 2017.)

Updated ACE AESTIR Appendices Posted on CBP.gov

Source: CSMS# 17-000481, 10 Aug 2017

Beware of Contracts Signed by Specially Designated Nationals

(Source: Commonwealth Trading Partners)

Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors – Part 15

(Source: census@subscriptions.census.gov, 18 May 2017.)

Department of State Import and Export Electronic Filings for Licenses and License Exemptions

Source: Robert C. Rawls (robert.c.rawls@cbp.dhs.gov)

ZTE Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges and Settles Civil Charges with BIS and OFAC

(Source: Thomsen & Burke, LLP)

Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors – Part 14

2017/03/02

Understanding Routed Export Transactions

(Source: Global Reach Blog)

New Changes to EAR and ITAR Related to Military Aircraft and Gas Turbine Engines

On November 21, 2016, DDTC published a final rule revising USML paragraphs VII(h)(29) and ...

U.S. Oil & Gas Company Fined $25 Million from BIS & OFAC

National Oilwell Varco, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its Canadian subsidiaries, ...

Annotating an Export Shipment: Filing Citations, Exemption and Exclusion Legends

(Source: Global Reach Blog)

USML Categories VIII, XII, and XV Amended and Some Items Shifting to CCL

The Department of State has published a final rule that will be effective December 31, ...

Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors – Part 13

(Source: census@subscriptions.census.gov, 24 Oct 2016)

EAR CCL Category 5 Part 2 Update List

BIS has published final rules implementing the Wassenaar Arrangement’s decision to ...

Tips on How To Resolve AES Fatal Errors – Part 12

(Source: census@subscriptions.census.gov, 22 Sep 2016)

Pakistani National Extradited and Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Export Gyroscopes to Pakistan

By: Danielle McClellan

EAR and ITAR Will Require the Same New Destination Control Statement on November 15, 2016

In the August 17, 2016 Federal Register the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the ...

DDTC Agreements Guidelines Updated

On August 11, 2016, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) announced its newest ...

Schedule B & HTS Codes Updated…Don’t’ Get a Fatal Error!

Effective immediately, the Schedule B & Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) tables have ...

It’s Not A Good Time for Iran Violations: Company Fined Over $16 Million for Medical Supplies Exported to Iran, Sudan and Syria

Alcon Laboratories, Inc., (Fort Worth), Alcon Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Fribourg, ...

The Expired DSP-83 is Back

Effective immediately an expired DSP-83 forms that the DDTC receives will be processed.

Say Good Bye to License Type C32…and Get to Know C33

Effective October 1, 2016, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will remove license ...

China’s ZTE Added to BIS Entity List: The Impact on ZTE, US and Non-US Companies

By: Douglas N. Jacobson, Esq., Jacobson Burton Kelly PLLC

A Few Things That Can Be Exported to Cuba

BIS has released a final rule revising the licensing policy from possible approval on a ...

Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors – Part 11

(Source: census@subscriptions.census.gov, 18 Feb 2016)

Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors – Part 10

(Source: census@subscriptions.census.gov, 19 Jan 2016)

Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors – Part 9

(Source: census@subscriptions.census.gov, 21 Dec 2015)

Alstom S.A. Pays $772 Million Fine for Violating FCPA…5 Executives Being Charged Too

Alstom S.A., a French power and transportation company, was sentenced today to pay a ...

Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors – Part 8

(Source: census@subscriptions.census.gov, 18 Nov 2015)

DDTC Updates GC’s for Amendments and Adds Time Restrictions

By: Danielle McClellan

ACE, AES and AESDirect…Confused Yet?

By: Danielle McClellan

Justice is Blind…Unless You’re a Native of China—In That Case, Assume the Position!

By: Danielle McClellan

Census Bureau Tips for Resolving AES Fatal Errors – Part 9

When a shipment is filed to the AES, a system response message is generated and indicates ...

“Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors” – Part 7

Source: census@subscriptions.census.gov

Commerce and State Publish PROPOSED Changes for Night Vision, Optics, and Guidance Items

Export Control Reform has returned with a proposed rule change to Category XII (Fire ...

Commerce/Census: “Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors”: Fatal Error Response Codes 168 and 538 – Part 8

Source: www.census.gov/trade

Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors – Part 6

By: Brooke Driver

Personal Liability for Export Violations: Civil Penalties for Individuals may be Trekking toward You

By: Stephen Wagner

Commerce/Census: “Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors” – Part 7

By: Brooke Driver

Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors – Part 5

By: Brooke Driver

What Happens in the Cloud Stays in the Cloud: BIS Reinforces Export Control Insulation for Cloud-Based Computing and Processing

By: T.M. deButts (Source: DLA Piper)

DDTC Waives Requirement for CBP to Decrement DSP-73 for Some Government Furnished Equipment

By: John Black

Adding Injury to Insult: Forfeiture of Merchandise for Export Violations

By: Stephen Wagner

Commerce/Census: “Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors” – Part 6

By: Brooke Driver

Exporter Liability for Freight Forwarder Issues

By: Stephen Wagner

The Export Compliance Manual: One Size Does Not Fit All

By: Stephen Wagner

Commerce/Census: “Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors” – Part 5

By: Brooke Driver

Reexporting No License Required: The reexporter’s guide to determining US export license requirements in a reformed world

by: Scott Gearity

Steps to Reexporting Success: The reexporter’s guide to determining US export license requirements in a reformed world

By: Scott Gearity

Determining Classification After U.S. Export Control Refo: The reexporter’s guide to determining US export license requirements in a reformed world

By: Scott Gearity

Satellites and Spacecraft Shift from USML to CCL: The Circle is Now Complete

“I’ve been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again, at last. The circle is now complete.” ...

How Do We Measure Up?: U.S. Versus Russia and CIS Classification

By: Jay Nash

Washington State Resident Targeted by OFAC for Exporting Unlicensed Medical Goods to Iran

By: Brooke Driver

Commerce/Census: “Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors” – Part 4

By: Brooke Driver

Top 5 Things Canadian Firms Need to Know About US Export Control Reform

By: Scott Gearity

BIS Issues Advisory Opinion Confirming that the EAR’s General Technology Note Applies to All ECCNs Controlling ‘Technology’

By: D. Jacobson and M. Burton (Source: International Trade Law News, ...

Getting to Known EAR Reporting Requirements

Ready for an Export Administration Regulations quiz? Each of these scenarios has one ...

Ubiquiti Networks Pays $504,225 for Violating the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations

By: Brooke Driver

Commerce/Census: “Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors” – Part 3

By: Brooke Driver

Should I STA or Should I Go (Use a Different License Exception)

By: Scott Gearity

Commerce/Census: “Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors” – Part 2

By: Brooke Driver

DDTC Updates Part 130 Guidelines

The State Department has updated its written guidelines on its ITAR Part 130 rules for ...

Weatherford Subsidiaries Pay $252.7 Million for Export Violations and Bribing Government Officials in Violation of the FCPA

By: Brooke Driver

Commerce/Census: “Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors” – Part 1

By: Brooke Driver

BIS Settles with GrafTech International for Its 12 EAR Violations

By: Brooke Driver

Washington PCB Fabricator Goes Straight to Jail for ITAR Violation

By: Brooke Driver

Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors – Part 1

By: Brooke Driver

RH International, LLC and Owner Mohammad Reza Suffer $10,000,000 fine, 4 Years of Prison and 10 Years on the Denial List

By: Brooke Driver

Census Bureau Announces Tips for Correcting AES Fatal Errors

By: John Black

Illegal Stripping at Standard Chartered Bank Nets $327 Million for OFAC+ Violations

(Editor’s Note: That is perhaps one of the most attention grabbing export control ...

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Pays $8 Million for OFAC Violations

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department announced on ...

DDTC Slips in Change to 123.9(b) ITAR Destination Control Statement

Under the deep regulatory cover of the Federal Register notice with the new ITAR UK ...

Stella Gets Online: BIS Has New Online Licensing Status Tracking System

BIS has updated its System for Tracking Export License Applications (STELA). You may now ...

ITAR China Violations Get Pratt Whitney Canada ITAR Debarred and Costs $75 Million Penalty

By: John Black

Census Bureau AES Advice: “Tips on How to Resolve AES Fatal Errors”

When a shipment is filed to the AES, a system response message is generated and indicates ...

DDTC Upgrades the ITAR Status of Israel and Makes ITAR Clarifications

By: John Black

3M Attenti Company Pays $230,000 Fine: Voluntary Disclosure and Deemed Export Violation

Does the Company Have a Potential Product for Export Administrators?

UK BIS/ECO Posts ITAR Guidance for UK Entities

By: Holly Thorne

State/DDTC Posts “Implementation Considerations: Dual/Third National Rule”

DDTC provides the considerations below, in addition to a sample questionnaire and sample ...

Am I My Broker’s Keeper? and Other ITAR Brokering Questions Inspired by the BAE Case

By John Pisa-Relli