BIS has updated its System for Tracking Export License Applications (STELA). You may now check the status of your export / re-export license applications, classification requests and AGR notifications at https://snapr.bis.doc.gov/stela. Applicants must input their BIS-assigned application control number (ACN). Formerly, STELA was an electronic telephone-based system.
9/4/12 9:45 AM< 1 min read
Stella Gets Online: BIS Has New Online Licensing Status Tracking System
Latest Insights
11/14/25 11:49 AM2 min read
BIS IMPOSES One-Year Suspension of the “Affiliates Rule”
On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule in the ...
Start Reading
11/3/25 2:59 PM1 min read
BIS to PAUSE Enforcement of the Recent Affiliate Rule
On October 30, 2025, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry ...
Start Reading
10/3/25 1:50 PM1 min read
BIS’s New Affiliate Rule: Key Insights You Need to Know
On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) implemented a new Affiliate Rule ...
Start Reading

