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U.S. Export Regulations
Familiarize yourself with U.S. Government rules, licenses and other legal considerations that may apply to your product or service.

U.S. Export Regulations

Before you export, you need to determine whether your product, technology, or service might need an export license. The following video provides an overview of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) as administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, as well as the role of the U.S. State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control in export licensing.

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Export Administration Regulations Training

Learn first-hand from experienced U.S. Government officials about export control policies, regulations and procedures with the Bureau of Industry and Security’s (BIS) training on Export Administration Regulations. BIS offers in-depth courses, seminars, conferences and resources on special topics of interest to the exporting community. 
 

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U.S. Export Controls
The Export Administration Regulations (EAR) govern the export and re-export of some commodities, software and technology.
Is Your Product/Service Subject to a U.S. Export Control?
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Reporting Export Sales
Federal law requires exporters to use the Automated Export System (AES) to report shipments valued at $2,500+ or if it requires an export license.
Learn How to Report Export Sales
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Obtaining an Export License
Learn when you need an Export License and from whom in order to ship your products from the United States.
More About Export Licenses
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Checking the Foreign Buyer and End-User
The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) discloses persons or entities have been denied export privileges, or to find restrictions on certain exports, reexports or transfers of items.
Learn More About The CSL
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Other Legal Requirements
Sometimes there are special cases with other legal obligations to consider.
Other Legal Requirements
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Determine your product's ECCN category
An ECCN categorizes items based on the nature of the commodity, software, or technology and its respective parameters.
FInd ECCN

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Global Business Navigator Chatbot Beta

Welcome to the Global Business Navigator, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot from the International Trade Administration (ITA). This tool, currently in beta version testing, is designed to provide general information on the exporting process and the resources available to assist new and experienced U.S. exporters. The Chatbot, developed using Microsoft’s Azure AI services, is trained on ITA’s export-related content and aims to quickly get users the information they need. The Chatbot is intended to make the benefits of exporting more accessible by understanding non-expert language, idiomatic expressions, and foreign languages.

Limitations

As a beta product, the Chatbot is currently being tested and its responses may occasionally produce inaccurate or incomplete information. The Chatbot is trained to decline out of scope or inappropriate requests. The Chatbot’s knowledge is limited to the public information on the Export Solutions web pages of Trade.gov, which covers a wide range of topics on exporting. While it cannot provide responses specific to a company’s product or a specific foreign market, its reference pages will guide you to other relevant government resources and market research. Always double-check the Chatbot’s responses using the provided references or by visiting the Export Solutions web pages on Trade.gov. Do not use its responses as legal or professional advice. Inaccurate advice from the Chatbot would not be a defense to violating any export rules or regulations.

Privacy

The Chatbot does not collect information about users and does not use the contents of users’ chat history to learn new information. All feedback is anonymous. Please do not enter personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive, or proprietary information into the Chatbot. Your conversations will not be connected to other interactions or accounts with ITA. Conversations with the Chatbot may be reviewed to help ITA improve the tool and address harmful, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate questions.

Translation

The Chatbot supports a wide range of languages. Because the Chatbot is trained in English and responses are translated, you should verify the translation. For example, the Chatbot may have difficulty with acronyms, abbreviations, and nuances in a language other than English.

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