Export Compliance

Questions and answers about Export Compliance

  • Export Compliance Q&A 4

    We are implementing a denied party screening process of inside our ERP system. All sales and purchase transactions (domestic and international) will be screened before product is shipped or orders are placed. When a “potential match” is detected by the process, the transaction will be blocked until we are able to research and determine the […]

  • Export Compliance Q&A 5

    I am responsible for submitting de minimis reports to BIS on behalf of my company’s corporate office located overseas. Due to delays caused by misrouted reports at BIS, my foreign colleagues have asked whether the reports can be submitted via SNAP-R. I have checked with a few of my contacts at BIS and they do […]

  • Export Compliance Q&A 6

    For a Non-U S potential business partner – how should a business agreement or contract be worded to address re-exporting and to address the role of the business partner in supplying information on end users and end uses? For a Non-U S potential business partner – how should a business agreement or contract be worded […]

  • Export Compliance Q&A 7

    I need some help locating some info. A couple of years ago, I found the information below on a website and have used it in various presentations. It was a list in headline form and then you could go to the detail of the actual cases. I think I got it from the BIS site, […]

  • Export Compliance Q&A 8

    A foreign-made satellite manufacturer imports US origin parts/components. The US supplier has a DSP-5 license naming the satellite builder in Country A as the Foreign End User, but also lists the possible launch sites in Countries B, C, and D. Does the DSP-5 authorize export of the finished satellite (incorporating the ITAR-licensed components) by the […]

  • Export Compliance Q&A 10

    Besides classifying the product and checking the Prohibited Parties Lists for exports, could the membership share what other types of checks they perform before approving an export? If you use any type of internal export forms, do you mind sharing what the check items are? Our exports include materials that are usually not controlled items.

  • Export Compliance Q&A 11

    Whenever my company has a new customer or adds a product to an existing customer, the policy is to forward an end-use request form. The form is used for both domestic and international customers. The form we have requests the basic (name, address, etc.) info and then has our check of whether they are a […]

  • Export Compliance Q&A 13

    I have received a ruling from BIS for one of our machines that the ECCN will be 2B991. We can apply for a license, but can not be guaranteed it will be granted. How do other companies deal with the aspect if you want to quote business in a country that requires the license, you […]

  • Export Compliance Q&A 15

    Exporters haven’t typically made “disclosures” like importers do, when dealing with basically “data” glitches, such as a value that was slightly off or a wrong HTS. With the newly enacted higher penalties for export violations (“International Emergency Economic Powers Enhancement Act” – S. 1612), are members considering getting more “radical” to institute a robust “export […]