On July 19, 2023, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published on its website a document addressing best practices for "submitting license applications involving medical-related items destined to Russia, Belarus, and the Occupied/Covered Regions of Ukraine."
The document provides guidance on information, when included in a license application, may assist that application in moving through the license review process more efficiently. Some of the topics included in the best practices document are:
- End-use and end-user statements;
- Inclusion of Harmonized Schedule (HS) codes; and
- Grouping of items listed in an application.
The document also includes a "best practices checklist".
The best practices document can be downloaded here:
https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/documents/product-guidance/3300-russia-medical-related-license-application-guidance-fpd-final-incorp-occ-and-3f-cmts-clean-071323
