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Export Compliance

ClearPoint International can assist you to meet all of your export compliance obligations for technology, software and commodities exported from the U.S. under the control of the Department of Commerce. We will review technical specifications of your products to determine the ECCN (Export Control Classification Number) in order to determine the restriction on exports under the Commerce Control List.

ClearPoint International can assist your need to fully comply with export regulations by:

Background on Export Controls

The mission of the US Department of Commerce, namely the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is to advance U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic interests. BIS's activities include regulating the export of sensitive goods and technologies in an effective and efficient manner; enforcing export control, anti-boycott, and public safety laws; cooperating with and assisting other countries on export control and strategic trade issues; assisting U.S. industry to comply with international arms control agreements; and monitoring the viability of the U.S. defense industrial base and seeking to ensure that it is capable of satisfying U.S. national and homeland security needs.

BIS maintains the Commerce Control List (CCL) within the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), which includes items (i.e., commodities, software, and technology) subject to the export licensing authority of BIS.

The Commerce Country Chart contains licensing requirements based on destination and Reason for Control. In combination with the CCL, the Commerce Country Chart allows you to determine whether a license is required for items on the CCL to any country in the world.

Since Reasons for Control are not mutually exclusive, items controlled within a particular ECCN may be controlled for more than one reason.

Export Management Systems

An Export Management System (EMS) is a compliance program established to ensure that a company’s exports, deemed exports, re-exports, transfers, and activities are transacted consistent with the Export Administration Regulations. Various departments may have a small or large role in processing orders at various stages of the process. An EMS describes all of the interconnecting procedures and creates a synergistic system helping to better manage the overall export activities. A vital part of an EMS is the establishment of mechanisms within the company’s daily operational procedures that provide checks and safeguards at vulnerable points of the system. Such checks and safeguards help to ensure that the right questions are being asked to preclude exporters from making shipments that are contrary to U.S. export controls and therefore, inconsistent with the company’s best interests.
An EMS soundly implemented, coupled with good judgment, can greatly reduce the risk of inadvertently exporting to an unauthorized party or for an unauthorized end-use.