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...
Defense Trade Controls, Export License, ITAR, TAA, USA Regulations
Updated: April 25, 2023 By: Maarten Sengers and Scott Gearity Continuing on the theme of International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) contradictions begun in last month’s newsletter, let us turn to another ITAR contradiction that has resulted in tremendous and...
BIS, Export Controls, Export License
On March 16, 2021, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) implemented its interim final rule to apply certain provisions of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA). The rule imposes additional licensing requirements under the Export...
BIS, CCL, Cloud Computing, Commerce Dept, EAR, Export License, Licensing, Wassenaar
On January 6, 2020 The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to classify software specially designed to automate the analysis of geospatial imagery under the Export Control...
BIS, China, Commerce Dept, Denied & Restricted Parties, Export License, Licensing, USA Regulations
By: Danielle Hatch There has been chatter that the Department of Commerce will be reducing the US-made content (“de minimis”) amount required for US reexports to be licensed to China. The change is said to be an attempt to squeeze Huawei even more past the addition of...
DDTC, Defense Trade Controls, Export License, ITAR, Licensing, Press release, State Dept
The new collection format for Commodity Jurisdiction form DS-4076 is now available on the DDTC DECCS portal. The changes address additional sources of jurisdiction considerations and refinements to the supporting information. All previous submissions to the...
