• (03/20/2024):

    (03/20/2024): Commerce Rule Advances U.S. National Security by Enhancing Coordination Between Commerce Export Controls and Treasury Sanctions

  • (03/14/2024):

    (03/14/2024): Commerce Updates Rules To Further Restrict Exports To Nigaragua Due To Foreign Policy Concerns

  • (3/07/2024):

    (3/07/2024): Chinese National Residing in California Arrested for Theft of Artificial Intelligence-Related Trade Secrets from Google

  • (3/05/2024):

    (3/05/2024): Two Defendants Arrested for Conspiring to Illegally Export Weapons to South Sudan

  • (3/01/2024):

    (3/01/2024): Russian International Money Launderer Pleads Guilty to Illicitly Procuring Large Quantities of U.S.-Manufactured Dual-Use, Military Grade Microelectronics for Russian Entities

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Events

March 27-29, 2024, Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy, Washington, D.C. (2)

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BIS has rescheduled the Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy to March 27-29, 2024. The venue for the conference is the Marriott Marquis hotel in Washington, DC.  For registration information, CLICK HERE.  Register Now as an attendee or as an exhibitor.

 

April 9-10, 2024, Complying with U.S. Export Controls seminar, St. Louis, Missouri (2)

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In partnership with the Missouri District Export Council, BIS is offering a two-day in-person program that will cover the information exporters need to know to comply with U.S. export control requirements under the Export Administration Regulations. Click here for details.

 

April 23-24, 2024, Complying with U.S. Export Controls seminar, Los Angeles, CA

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In partnership with the Southern California District Export Council, BIS is offering a two-day in-person program that will cover the information exporters need to know to comply with U.S. export control requirements under the Export Administration Regulations. Click here for details.

 

   

Have Our Specialists Review Your ECP
If you are writing an ECP for the first time or want some help updating an existing ECP, then we are here to help. Senior Export Compliance Specialists will review your ECP based on the Export Compliance Guidelines: The Elements of an Effective Export Compliance Program. This is a free service but companies are limited to just one submission. Typically, ECPs will be returned to the originator within 30 calendar days.

Submitting Your ECP
Send your written ECP via email to:
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Include a description of your company or link to your "About Us" page

No Cookie Cutter Approach
Like fingerprints on a person, ECPs are unique to each company.  More importantly, an effective ECP requires a high-level of detail with easy to read instructions. Lofty and vague policy statements should be strictly limited in an ECP. Look to build, educate, and enhance whenever possible.

Resources on ECPs
Review our comprehensive guide to the eight elements, "Export Compliance Guidelines: The Elements of an Effective Export Compliance Program." This extensive book offers an in-depth explanation on the eight elements and how they relate to the requirements set in the Export Administration Regulations. Scattered throughout the book are examples, templates, charts, figures, and illustrations to assist you in drafting your own Export Compliance Manual.

Within the manual is the "Audit Module: Self-Assessment Tool." a checklist to compare your procedures against the Compliance Guidelines ECP. Whether you are developing your organization’s ECP manual for the first time or whether you are assessing your established ECP, it’s a good practice to periodically examine your procedures and see if you need to add, change or omit different parts.

 

   
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