U.S. Export Control Laws

By Wysong, Wendy

Book Id: WPLBN0000711823
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 0.9 MB
Reproduction Date: 2000

Title:	U.S. Export Control Laws
Author:	Wysong, Wendy
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Department of Commerce and Labor Document, Commerce.
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Department of Commerce Collection
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Publisher:	Government Printing Office


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Excerpt
Excerpt: Dear Exporting Community, The purpose of this letter and accompanying booklet is to help you and your company better understand U.S. export control laws. U.S. export control laws help protect our country and our allies by keeping goods and technologies out of the hands of countries of concern and terrorists who would misuse them to attack us or our allies. This booklet is intended to deter violations of our export control laws and promote best export compliance practices by the exporting community. I am a representative of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security, the U.S. Government agency responsible for administering most U.S. export control laws on dual-use items. Dual-use items are items that have both a commercial application and a potential weapons of mass destruction, conventional arms, or terrorist end-use. Nearly all U.S. exporters trade in items that are subject to the export control laws that we administer. These items include not only sophisticated hardware, technologies and software, but also more common items such as chemical weapons precursors that are used in ball point pens. It is vital that you understand U.S. export laws before proceeding with export transactions, to ensure your exports do not adversely affect our national security or foreign policy interests.