BIS Suspends License Exceptions for Hong Kong

On June 30, 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security issued a notice suspending “any License Exceptions for exports to Hong Kong, reexports to Hong

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BIS Postpones Certain EEI Filing Requirement Changes

On June 26, 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that certain Electronic Export Information (EEI) filing requirements previously

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BIS Expands Export Controls for Military Items and Removes Civil End User Exception

On April 28, 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued two final rules in the Federal Register (FRN) announcing changes in export controls. 

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BIS Revises Country Group Designations for Russia and Yemen

On February 24, 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to revise the Country Group

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State Department Transitions Certain Items from USML to CCL

On January 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued Federal

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BIS Releases “Deemed Exports” Training Video

On October 17, 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a new training video on “Deemed Exports.”

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BIS Publishes Presentations from the BIS Annual Conference on Export Controls

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published the presentations from its BIS Annual Conference on Export Controls 2019.

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BIS Annual Conference on Export Controls to be Held in July

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will hold their annual conference on export controls from July 9, 2019, to July 11, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

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BIS Adds 5 Chinese Entities to the Entity List

On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to add five entities to the Entity

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Signed into Law

On February 15, 2019, U.S. President Trump signed the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019” (“The Act”). The Act provides Congressional approval for

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BIS Requests Public Comments on Amending Export Regulations for Electronic Waste

On October 23, 2018, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced in a Federal Register Notice (FRN) that it is seeking

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BIS Amends Export Administration Regulations

On August 30, 2018, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to reflect changes in the Missile

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BIS Publishes Interim Final Rule to Request Exclusions from Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

On March 19, 2018, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register, an interim final rule outlining

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BIS Requests Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Steel Imports

In a Federal Register notice published on April 26, 2017 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is requesting trade comments, data, analyses, or other

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Reminder: BIS Releases Hong Kong Support Documentation Requirements

In a Federal Register Notice (FRN) published on January 19, 2017 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced updated support documentation

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