House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released his interpretation of data on licensing outcomes from the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) … more

The Bureau of Industry and Security added 37 entities under 38 entries to the Entity List March 2nd, including 28 Chinese firms. more

Signaling a redoubled focus on countries providing conduits to evade western sanctions, Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, the Department of Justice and Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note to … more

The December 2021 Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (WA) Plenary meeting made certain decisions affecting the WA control lists, which BIS is now implementing via amendments to the Commerce Control List. more

BIS is publishing a report that summarizes the findings of an investigation into the effect of imports of neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) permanent magnets on the national security of the United States. This report was completed in June 2022 and posted on the BIS website in September 2022. BIS has not published the appendices to the report in this notification of report findings, but they are available online at the BIS website, along with the rest of the report. [88 FR 9430]  more

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement Matt Axelrod spoke to the 12th Annual Forum on U.S. Export & Re-export Compliance for Canadian Operations Jan 31 in Totonto. more