BIS Export Enforcement protects and promotes U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic interests by: investigating export and antiboycott violations; interdicting illegal exports; conducting end-use checks; assisting parties to understand and comply with the antiboycott regulations; helping companies to improve export compliance practices and to identify suspicious inquiries; supporting the licensing process by evaluating the bona fides of transaction parties; aggressively pursuing violators of export control and antiboycott regulations and initiating criminal prosecution or administrative enforcement actions; promoting U.S. strategic technology leadership; and partnering with counterparts throughout the U.S. government.

EE works with the Department of Justice to impose criminal sanctions for violations, including incarceration and fines, and with the Office of Chief Counsel for Industry and Security to impose civil fines and denials of export privileges. EE works with a wide array of partner agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Defense, and the Department of Homeland Security.

Enforcement Actions

Iranian National Charged With Illegally Exporting Electrical Equipment to Iran
Press Release
March 09, 2023

United States Obtains Warrant for Seizure of Airplane Owned by Russian Oil Company Valued at Over $25 Million
Press Release
March 08, 2023

Two U.S. Citizens Arrested for Illegally Exporting Technology to Russia
Press Release
March 02, 2023 

Departments of Justice, Commerce and Treasury Issue Joint Compliance Note on Russia-Related Sanctions Evasion and Export Controls
Press Release
March 02, 2023

BIS Imposes $2.77 Million Penalty On 3d Printing Company For Exports To China And Germany, Including Aerospace And Military Design Documents
Press Release
February 27, 2023

BIS and Justice Take Action Against Russian National And Related Company For Supplying U.S. Technology To The Russia And North Korea Governments
Press Release
DOJ Press Release
TDO
February 24, 2023

Justice and Commerce Departments Announce Creation of Disruptive Technology Strike Force
Press Release
February 16, 2023

Four Florida Men Arrested in Plot to Kill Haitian President, Grand Jury Returns Indictment Against 11
Press Release
February 14, 2023 

BIS Reaches Administrative Enforcement Settlement with Dotphins LLC 

BIS renews the temporary denial of export privileges against Venezuelan airline Emtrasur
Additional information on the TDO renewal can be found here: https://efoia.bis.doc.gov/index.php/documents/export-violations/export-violations-2023/1447-e2788/file  

California Resident Pleads Guilty To Illegally Exporting American Aviation Technology To Beijing University
Press Release
January 17, 2023

California-Based Company, Company President Plead Guilty in Scheme to Violate the Export Control Act
Press Release
January 11, 2023

BIS Issues Charging Letter Against Mohammad Alhamra And WEBS Electronics Tradeing Company For Violating U.S. Exports Controls
Press Release
November 04, 2022

Commerce Issues Temporary Denial Order Against Ural Airlines for Operating in Apparent Violation of U.S. Export Controls on Russia
Press Release
October 17, 2022

Bureau of Industry and Security Announces Enhanced Enforcement of the Antiboycott Rules
Press Release
October 06, 2022

BIS Renews Temporary Denial Orders for Aeroflot, Azur Air, and UTair Aviation: https://efoia.bis.doc.gov/index.php/electronic-foia/index-of-documents/7-electronic-foia/227-export-violations
October 4, 2022

BIS Reaches Administrative Enforcement Settlement with Thermotron Industries, Inc. Additional information on the settlement is available online at: https://efoia.bis.doc.gov/index.php/electronic-foia/index-of-documents/7-electronic-foia/227-export-violations
September 30, 2022

Russia - Belarus Resources

In response to the Russian Federation’s (Russia’s) invasion of Ukraine, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has taken swift and severe action to impose stringent export controls on Russia. These restrictions have also been applied to Belarus in response to its substantial enabling of Russia’s invasion.

• For a compendium of BIS action related to the conflict in Ukraine, click here

• Current BIS List of Commercial and Private Aircraft in potential violation of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) - Full List As of June 24, 2022: BIS List of Commercial and Private Aircraft_Potential EAR Violations.pdf

Enforcement Resources

Effective implementation of the EAR is a shared responsibility, and BIS’s Export Enforcement stands ready to educate and support U.S. exporters and other stakeholders in ensuring compliance and where necessary employing its law enforcement authorities to address illicit activities.