The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security will cancel all existing licenses for firearms exports to nongovernment end users in countries identified by the Department of State as high-risk destinations. The move is part of changes to the agency’s licensing policy for exports of firearms, ammunition and related components, which are expected...
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US Expands Export Controls of Technologies to Russia, Iran Following Air Attack on Israel
The United States is expanding its list of items that require a license to be exported to Iran and Russia. On Monday, the Bureau of Industry and Security amended the Export Administration Regulations and added new items to the foreign direct product rules governing the two adversarial nations. FDP rules control the export of materials...
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US Cuts Back Licensing Requirements for Australia, UK to Promote Trade, Innovation
The United States has scaled down its export control rules for Australia and the United Kingdom to advance defense trade and innovation among the three countries. The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, which released the interim final rule Thursday to govern trade flow for the AUKUS partners, estimated that the change would...
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Report: US Stalls AMD Bid to Supply China With AI Processor
The United States has reportedly stalled Advanced Micro Devices’ bid to sell an artificial intelligence chip with lower performance capability to China. Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported that U.S. officials informed AMD that the AI processor was still classified as powerful. They advised the chipmaker to secure a license from the Department...
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11 Companies Face US Export Restrictions for Supporting Adversarial Activities; Matthew Axelrod Quoted
The Bureau of Industry and Security has imposed export restrictions on 11 entities in China, Russia and the United Arab Emirates for acquiring U.S. products to support Chinese military modernization efforts and produce Shahed-series unmanned aerial vehicles. The organizations were added to the Department of Commerce’s Entity List, including Linkzol Technology, Xi’an Like Innovative Information...
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United States, Close Allies Publish Guidance to Counter Russian Sanctions Evasion
The Export Enforcement Five, or E5, partnership that groups the governments of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand has issued new guidance to counter Russia’s evasion of sanctions through the use of third countries. The document, available for download from the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security website, identifies 45 prioritized...
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BIS Blacklists 49 Companies Supplying US-Sourced Integrated Circuits to Russia
The Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security said Friday that it has added 49 companies to its Entity List for supplying U.S.-origin integrated circuits to Russian consignees with links to Russia’s defense sector. Listed entities need to secure a licensing requirement for any export, reexport or in-country transfer of all items. China-based companies...
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US Lifts Hurdles on South Korean Chip Manufacturing in China
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on Friday that the Bureau of Industry and Security is updating the authorizations of South Korean chip manufacturers Samsung and SK hynix’s factories in China under the Validated End-Users program. The update will enable their Chinese plants to obtain chip equipment through a general authorization instead of individual export...
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US Eases Some Security Controls on Exports to Allies
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has eased some export license requirements and expanded export license exceptions for key U.S. allies. One of the BIS measures released on Thursday removes export curbs on certain pathogens and toxins of interest to Australia Group member countries but are not under Chemical Weapons Convention...
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Industry Comments Sought on Planned Regulations for Foreign Access to US IaaS Solutions
The U.S. government is proposing new regulations to counter major cybersecurity breaches. The Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security said these rules, open for public comment until April 29, respond to a January 2021 executive order that outlines the national emergency that these malicious cyber-related activities pose. The proposal mandates U.S. infrastructure-as-a-service providers...