Export Controls and Economic Sanctions: A Comprehensive Guide to the Ear Itar and Ofac

61 questions on export controls and economic sanctions, answered and cited by the UpLaw editorial team.

• Can a company with no U.S. content still violate U.S. export law?
• Can a U.S. person recuse themselves from a sanctioned-country transaction?
• Can I post a job requiring U.S. citizenship because of ITAR?
• Can I store controlled technology in the cloud?
• Do individuals go to prison for export violations?
• Do I need to notify anyone before publishing open-source encryption code?
• How are encryption products controlled under the EAR?
• How did Loper Bright change judicial review of export control agencies?
• How does the Commerce Country Chart determine whether a license is required?
• How do I determine whether my item is ITAR or EAR controlled?
• How do you read an ECCN on the Commerce Control List?
• How long must export and sanctions records be kept?
• How should a non-U.S. company think about U.S. sanctions exposure?
• If my product clears the EAR, am I done?
• Is EAR99 a safe harbor?
• Is sanctions liability strict?
• What administrative penalties can actually destroy a company?
• What are ITAR brokering rules, and who do they catch?
• What are secondary sanctions?
• What are the antiboycott rules?
• What are the BIS red flags every sales team should know?
• What are the EAR's ten general prohibitions?
• What are the five components of a sanctions compliance program?
• What are the ITAR licensing instruments?
• What are the key takeaways for export control and sanctions compliance?
• What are the largest export control and sanctions penalties on record?
• What are the main EAR license exceptions?
• What are the penalties for export control and sanctions violations?
• What are the three main U.S. export control and sanctions regimes?
• What are the voluntary self-disclosure channels for export violations?
• What does a typical pattern of export control failures look like at a company?
• What does effective restricted-party screening involve?
• What does "knowledge" mean under the EAR, and can willful blindness protect me?
• What does "specially designed" mean in export control?
• What do I do when I cannot tell whether an item is ITAR or EAR?
• What export control diligence should a buyer do in an acquisition?
• What is a deemed export?
• What is a Technology Control Plan?
• What is a voluntary self-disclosure actually worth?
• What is OFAC's 50 Percent Rule?
• What is prohibited facilitation under U.S. sanctions?
• What is the AUKUS ITAR exemption?
• What is the Berman Amendment's informational materials exemption?
• What is the constitutional basis for U.S. export controls and sanctions?
• What is the de minimis rule under the EAR?
• What is the difference between blocking and rejecting a transaction?
• What is the difference between comprehensive and list-based sanctions programs?
• What is the Entity List and why is it so dangerous?
• What is the foreign direct product rule?
• What is the fundamental research exclusion, and how is it lost?
• What is the ITAR see-through rule?
• What is the U.S. Munitions List and what are the ITAR's core concepts?
• What OFAC lists exist besides the SDN List?
• What should a company do before filing a voluntary self-disclosure?
• What should a company do the day a customer lands on the Entity List?
• What was Export Control Reform and what did it change?
• Where do antiboycott violations usually come from?
• Who is a "foreign person" for deemed export purposes?
• Who is a "U.S. person" for OFAC purposes?
• Who must register with DDTC under the ITAR?
• Why is it dangerous to rely on a written summary of the export control rules?