Export Control

To promote national security interests and foreign policy objectives, the U.S. government regulates the transfer of items, information, commodities, technology, and software outside of the U.S. and to foreign persons within the U.S. Such a transfer, called an export, includes oral, written, electronic or visual disclosure; physical shipment; hand-carrying items while traveling; and providing technical assistance.

Export regulations may also affect:

• collaborations with international research partners
• how you disseminate research results
• travel abroad for teaching and research purposes
• purchasing and procurement transactions with restricted countries and restricted end users

If you have any questions about the export or use of equipment and technologies, the resources listed below may help:

• Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Home Page
  • BIS Export Control Basics
  • BIS Export Control Commerce Control List
• Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Home Page
  • OFAC Legal Library
• CITI Export Controls
  This CITI training offers a general overview of export compliance, information regarding how export controls may impact international shipping, procurement, travel, visitors, disbursement, and research collaborations, and the penalties associated with export violations.