UK Issues Export Control Transition Guidance

On December 11, 2020, the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) issued guidance on export controls as the transition away from European Union (EU) export

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USDA Issues Guidance on Shipments of Samples to Japanese Buyers

On November 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) issued guidance on shipments of samples of new food

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Germany Amends Dual-use & Military Export List

On October 29, 2020, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy published the 16th regulation amending the Foreign Trade Ordinance (in

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China Publishes New Export Control Law

On October 17, 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping signed an Export Control Law, “with the goal of creating a unified export control system to promote

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Census Seeks Comments on Removing EEI Requirement for Shipments to Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

On September 17, 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comments on its proposal “…to remove the Electronic

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BIS Makes Revisions to Implement 2018 Wassenaar Changes

On September 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Final Rule in the Federal Register announcing

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BIS Seeks Comments on Foundational Technologies

On August 27, 2020, in a Federal Register Notice (FRN), the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an Advance Notice of

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FEMA Extends and Revises PPE Export Restrictions

On August 10, 2020, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published a Temporary Final Rule in the Federal Register extending the regulation

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BIS Suspends Availability of Hong Kong License Exceptions

On July 31, 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a Federal Register Notice (FRN) amending the Export Administration Regulations

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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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U.S. Department of State Seeks Comments on Temporary ITAR Suspensions

On June 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of State requested comments on the temporary suspensions, modifications, and exceptions to certain provisions of the

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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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European Union Establishes New Export Authorisation Scheme for Personal Protective Equipment

The European Union (EU) initially introduced export authorisation scheme for personal protective equipment (PPE) on March 15, 2020 to ensure an adequate

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China Strengthens Its Quality Control Measures on Exports of Non-Medical Masks and Certain Medical Supplies

On April 25, 2020, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC), General Administration of Customs (GACC) and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)

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