Denied & Restricted Parties, EAR, Export Compliance, Restricted Parties
Screening for denied or restricted parties is one of the most important risk management tasks in export compliance—especially for items subject to the EAR. It seems intuitive that extra care in screening for restricted parties should be given to transactions that...
EAR, EU, EU Regulations, Export Controls, ITAR, USA Regulations
The United States and the European Union are two of the world’s largest trading partners. In 2021, 15.5% of all U.S. exports (by dollar value) went to EU member countries, while 17.3% of U.S. imports arrived from the EU, according to the U.S. Office of Technology...
EAR, Export Controls, Export License, ITAR, License Exemption, Licensing
Political instability around the world is creating a boom for U.S. arms exports, and it’s putting the spotlight on the important difference between Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) and Foreign Military Sales (FMS). The U.S. State Department reports that authorized sales...
EAR, ECCN, ITAR, License Exceptions
On the Commerce Control List (CCL), items controlled in the 600 series (those with a “6” as the third character of the ECCN) are military items, most of which were previously controlled on the United States Munitions List (USML) and subject to the ITAR. Such sensitive...
EAR, Export Compliance, Export Controls, ITAR, US
It comes as a surprise to many that certain activities governed by U.S. export control regulations don’t necessarily involve sending things out of the United States. And among those who already know this, many believe there are requirements to follow which, in fact,...