Question: I’ve seen somewhere (but can’t remember where now) pictures of the insides of weapons & other items used against our troops that show components which were Made in US and/or by US companies. I’d really like to use these pictures for export compliance training I’ll be presenting soon. Does anyone know the pictures I’m […]
Question: If we are not sure how a single signal generator was shipped to our parent company (maybe under a dsp 5, or no license under EAR) and it needs to be sent to US for repair, are we allowed to use the 123.4a.1 exemption under ITAR ? Or are we only allowed […]
Question: I understand the basics of ITAR and want to setup a “Center of Expertise” for ITAR. Need to know from the membership what additional things beyond the basics I can setup/document to establish the group so they would be considered Best In Class. Things like: Level of Training? Who should they […]
Question: We are a small defense manufacturer who has product and technology that is controlled by both the Depts. of State and Commerce. We do have a tour process in place that requires a visitor (customer, vendor etc…) to be a U.S. Person in order to go on a tour or have access to the […]
Question: A State Department license was obtained to exhibit an ITAR item at an international trade show. At our manufacturing site we prohibit foreign national visitors from viewing this same item. Employees are confused by what appears to be a contradiction. Is this a conservative application of a “deemed export” or is this the actual […]
I’m trying to determine whether an assembled airplane engine is subject toITAR but need help interpreting the definitions. Does an assembled (readyto be installed) engine qualify as an END-ITEM or a COMPONENT?
We have a thermal imager that is installed within a bigger system. Thethermal imager is ITAR controlled. The imager is only accessed if/when afield technician from the manufacturer is sent out to work on it orinstall/de-install. My questions is about the use of the bigger system that contains theimager. Do I need to control access […]
Our company is French owned. For cost saving purposes our parent company inFrance is looking to combine our US database with that of theirs and havethis one data base reside in Paris with a possibility of it beingserviced/handled by a 3rd party provider. We have homeland security product,controlled under EAR as well as items that […]
If we are working on a project with a company who manufactures ITAR items and our US office’s only involvement on the project will be to place purchase orders and handle the payments in the US ( the foreign office of our company will be listed on the ITAR manufacturer’s TAA as the party that […]
Question: Our company is French owned. For cost saving purposes our parent company in France is looking to combine our US database with that of theirs and have this one data base reside in Paris with a possibility of it being serviced/handled by a 3rd party provider. We have homeland security product, controlled under EAR […]
Question:In 2006 we received a license for the an ITAR controlled item we purchased from a vendor. The vendor has since obtained a favorable ruling on their CJ putting the items under Commerce jurisdiction under eccn 3A001e.4 Our foreign office needs to return one of the items approved under the license we obtained in 2006 […]
Question: It seems that over recent years I have seen a few government prosecution cases regarding the comparatively specific regulatory definition of Public Domain in the ITAR (as opposed to a somewhat broader defn under EAR for ‘publically available’, for example). But I am not a lawyer, and don’t have access to those jungle drum […]
