Jurisdiction and Classification:Handling CJs, CCATS, Self-Determinations, and Creating JCA SystemsObtaining the correct export jurisdiction and classification is the crucial first step to compliance. A mistake, even an innocent one, can lead to costly and significant consequences. As such, it is critical that organizations develop effective jurisdiction and classification assessment (JCA) systems to review their products (including services,...

How to Improve Export Compliance with Effective AuditsAll participants will receive a questionnaire for use in developing auditing tools!Both State and Commerce Departments recommend and expect regular audits as part of their compliance program guidelines. Despite their negative image, export compliance audits are one of the most effective tools for improving and validating your compliance program. Whenever possible, audits should not be abo...

Global Export Control Lists and Classification Update 2018“The item I want to ship from my overseas facility would be EAR99 in the U.S., so I won’t need an export permit. . .” Quite possibly, but there is no such thing as “EAR99” outside the U.S. and what if a foreign country’s control list is different from the CCL? “Thanks to U.S. Export Control Reform (ECR), my aircraft part is 9A991 and I can ship...

Export Compliance Essentials for Sales and MarketingSalespeople, marketing managers, and customer service personnel should be key players on your export compliance team. Give sales and marketing staff the essential knowledge necessary to be valuable, informed — and willing — participants in your export compliance program.Export compliance requirements under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Admin...

Are you having trouble applying the Fundamental Research Exclusion (FRE) in trickier situations?Does your understanding of the FRE end with the definition itself? This important exclusion is very useful in a university research environment where many times (but not all times) results are intended to be shared. Sometimes, though, it’s not always clear exactly how the FRE applies – and to what part of a project it applies. In this w...

Determining your product’s export classification is one of the most important steps toward export compliance. How else will you know what restrictions might be on any given international transaction if you have not assigned the correct ECCN or USML Category? This webinar will address the differences behind Commodity Jurisdiction determinations and Commodity Classifications and will help you create effective processes to classify and docu...

Mastery of the Rules and Strategies for Compliance The United States maintains a complex web of embargoes and economic sanctions programs levied against various countries, entities, and individuals. These programs are constantly evolving as evidenced by the many developments of 2017 impacting Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, Cuba, and key industry sectors. Despite the complexity of these programs and the fact that they are constantly chan...

Does being beyond US shores mean relief from US export controls? Not as far as the US Government is concerned. US restrictions on reexports and other transactions (EAR, ITAR & OFAC) apply to companies physically located outside of the United States. This includes parents, subsidiaries and affiliates of US firms, as well as wholly non-US companies.US strategic trade controls impact companies that use, purchase, and resell US-origin products...

BIS issued new export compliance guidelines in 2017 which includes a new section on recordkeeping.The new guidelines include specific requirements for electronic communications and document retention and retrieval. BIS also implies in the new guidelines that a company's export compliance officer should support their organization's efforts to manage the disposal of data storage devices along the lines of the DOC/NIST “Guidelines for Medi...

Risk Based Self-Assessment as a Critical Element to Measure Risk, Performance, and Improvement “A hands-on approach to implementing and leveraging a risk assessment to increase compliance program effectiveness and lean performance.” A proactive, systematic risk assessment is an essential first step to developing and implementing an effective compliance program. Performance culture, sound economics, and regulator expectations all re...