Many  Spacecraft Items Move from USML Cat. XV to EAR 9X515 On May 13, 2014 the Commerce Department released the interim final revisions to USML Category XV-Spacecraft and related items. As of November 10, many items previously controlled by the State Department in the spacecraft USML category will now be controlled by the Commerce Department’s […]

DDTC suggests that with “sufficient means” cloud application licensing may not be necessary, provided the recipient is a US person employed by US government or corporation The State Department posted a response to a company’s recent post and subsequent clarification regarding a State Department advisory opinion. In the original opinion, the DDTC said that tokenization […]

Proposed Changes to the International Import Certificate Requirements A proposed revision to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) would eliminate the need for exporters to secure an International Import Certificate before getting a license. This proposed rule change recognizes the decreased utility of the IIC (as most other nations no longer require exporters to secure them) […]