ITAR

ITAR

  • SHIPPING ITAR SAMPLES DOMESTICALLY

    QUESTION: We have some small ITAR controlled samples in our office and want to ship them to Pennsylvania, while we do not need a license to ship them domestically, are there any Best Practices when it comes to domestic transport? For example, we are planning to ship via a US flag carrier such as an […]

  • ITAR MARKETING MATERIAL

    QUESTION: On marketing materials, how can one tell if a DSP-5 or DSP-73 license will be required? What is considered “technical” data exactly or public versus private? If a demo is not operating, is a license not required? ========== Answers: Is your data “required for the design, development, production, manufacture, assembly, operation, repair, testing, maintenance […]

  • ITAR Cert’s of Analysis as Technical Data?

    QUESTION: We manufacture ITAR-regulated products that conform to a MIL-spec. Many product quality parameters are outlined in the spec, along with acceptable min/max values. Our customers usually get a Certificate of Analysis (CoA) by email with their product batches as proof of conformance, and this document contains data directly related to those parameters in the […]

  • ITAR PRODUCTS SHIPPED VIA PARCEL CARRIER

    QUESTION: When preparing a DSP-5 and using parcel carriers, do you have to list also the parcel carrier as the foreign freight forwarder section or listing them on the US Freight forwarder section enough? ***************** Answers: You wouldn’t list the US parcel carrier in the foreign freight forwarder section but there should also be a […]

  • ITAR Part 130

    QUESTION: I am looking for best practices in asking suppliers, vendors, and other transaction partners for Part 130 information on Political contributions, fees or commissions.  When in the licensing process does your company ask for this information?  Can members please share their forms for gathering this data?  Thank you. ========== Answer: Suggest questions on commissions […]

  • ITAR

    QUESTION: I work for a company that manufactures a Category XII sighting device. Currently all parts are US sourced. Our Engineering Department is interested in potentially working with a Canadian machine shop to machine two parts for these scopes. The machine shop will not be assembling, nor manufacturing the finished unit (the scope), nor would […]

  • MANAGING USML ITEMS IN THE UK

    QUESTION: Our U.S. designed products are sold out of the U.S. and the U.K.  In accordance with U.S. Export Control Reform, we have reclassified many of our formerly ITAR controlled products to EAR control.  Some have transitioned to 600-series ECCN’s and some have transitioned even to a less-restrictive ECCN.  Some dual use products were already […]

  • Technology Control Plan for Non-Employees

    QUESTION: One of our ITAR/EAR-controlled facilities is sharing office space with a sister company foreign national employees. The employees have access to our facility and share our break room and restroom areas. There is no outside entrance upstairs, so the employees have to access yellow line only areas to get to there work area. What […]

  • POTENTIAL RUSSIA DISTRIBUTOR

    QUESTION: We have a current customer that wants to be a Distributor is Russia. Since Russia has many sanctioned individuals, I want to ensure we are in compliance and have done our due diligence . The items they will be purchasing are not controlled under EAR or ITAR.   We screen all our customers, vendors, […]

  • CLASSIFYING CABLE IN USML

    QUESTION: I have to classify a “Specially Designed” cable that on the one side connected to ITAR’s USML system,controlled by USML CAT-IV(h)(9), and on the other side this cable is connected to a system that is under,EAR’s CCL ECCN 9A604.x.,,Does this cable is indeed controlled under ITAR’s USML CAT-IV(h)(9), or can I apply the 120.41(b)(3) […]

  • ITAR RECORDKEEPING

    QUESTION: We are setting up electronic recordkeeping and need to understand if shipping documents (shipping or commercial  invoice) of an ITAR product would be ITAR controlled and must be kept segregated from non-US persons ? ================== ANSWERS: No, as long as there is no export controlled technical information on the shipping documents (which there shouldn’t […]

  • ITAR CLOUD STORAGE

    QUESTION: Does anyone know of specific cyber security- cloud storage requirements (regulations) for ITAR Data?   Other than the known encryption best practices – is there for example – a requirement whereby if data is stored in a cloud based service – the owner is required to have the keys? (Best practice would be yes- […]