Export controls

Extracted Attributes

• Purpose

  Prevent harmful use of controlled items; protect exporting country's interests

• Mechanism

  Legislation lists and classifies controlled items and destinations; requires exporters to obtain licenses from government authorities

• U.S. Regulations

  Export Administration Regulations (EAR)

• Type of legislation

  Regulates export of goods, software, and technology

• Administering Authority (U.S.)

  U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

Timeline

• The Netherlands imposed export controls on semiconductor technologies, following the United States' lead. (Source: Web Search Results (McKinsey))

  2023-03

• France instituted export controls on quantum-computing-related technology. (Source: Web Search Results (McKinsey))

  2024-02

• China strategically uses export controls on rare earth minerals as part of its mercantilist approach. (Source: Related Documents)

  Ongoing

• The United States considers countermeasures like price floors and building a strategic reserve to mitigate supply chain dependency due to China's export controls. (Source: Related Documents)

  Ongoing

• Export controls contribute to the broader US-China trade battle and discussions on decoupling. (Source: Related Documents)

  Ongoing

• Chinese companies affected by US export restrictions increased R&D spending by an average of 16.6 percent as a percentage of revenue in the year the controls were introduced. (Source: Web Search Results (McKinsey))

  Ongoing

Export control

Export control is legislation that regulates the export of goods, software and technology. Some items could potentially be useful for purposes that are contrary to the interest of the exporting country. These items are considered to be controlled. The export of controlled item is regulated to restrict the harmful use of those items. Many governments implement export controls. Typically, legislation lists and classifies the controlled items, classifies the destinations, and requires exporters to apply for a licence to a local government department.

Web Search Results

• U.S. Export Controls - International Trade Administration

  * The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) administers U.S. laws, regulations and policies governing the export and reexport of commodities, software, and technology (collectively “items”) falling under the jurisdiction of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). * BIS’s Export Administration (EA) reviews license applications for exports, reexports, transfers and deemed exports (technology transfers to foreign nationals in the United States) subject to the EAR. Through its Office of Exporter Services, EA provides information on BIS programs, conducts seminars on complying with the EAR, and provides guidance on licensing requirements and procedures. * EA’s Office of Technology Evaluation (OTE) analyzes U.S. export data on items subject to the EAR, BIS license application data, and global trade information to assess data trends.

• Restricted: How export controls are reshaping markets - McKinsey

  In March 2023, for example, the Netherlands followed the United States’ lead in imposing controls on semiconductor technologies not restricted by other EU members, and the following year, France instituted export controls on quantum-computing-related technology.7“Order of February 2 relating to exports to third countries of goods and technologies associated with quantum computers and their enabling technologies and equipment for the design, development, production, testing, and inspection of advanced electronic components,” *Official Journal of the French Republic*, February 2024, Volume 34, Number 8. Research shows that Chinese companies affected by US export restrictions increased R&D spending by an average of 16.6 percent as a percentage of revenue in the year the controls were introduced.22Han Hu, Shihui Yang, Lin Zeng, and Xuesi Zhang, “U.S.–China trade conflicts and R&D investment: evidence from the BIS entity lists,” *Humanities & Social Sciences Communications*, 2024, Volume 11, Number 928.

• Export control - Wikipedia

  # Export control **Export control** is legislation that regulates the export of goods, software and technology. The export of controlled item is regulated to restrict the harmful use of those items. Typically, legislation lists and classifies the controlled items, classifies the destinations, and requires exporters to apply for a licence to a local government department. In most export control regimes, legislation lists the items which are deemed 'controlled', and lists the destinations to which exports are restricted in some way. + No licence required - the consideration of the exported item versus the destination was not controlled. **^** "Council Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 of 22 June 2000 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use items and technology". Export control

• Export Controls | Research | Michigan Tech

  Skip to page content Skip to footer navigation Federal regulations prohibit the unlicensed export of certain commodities or information * Attending DOD restricted conferences Michigan Tech utilizes a Customs Broker (Freight Forwarder) for importing and exporting: When shipping tangible objects or materials to an international destination: are made public. * If a graduate student is involved, the dean of the Graduate School will be included. ### General * In all cases, Michigan Tech will not accept projects unless both the PI and unit administrator(s) * Michigan Tech will accept research funding when advance sponsor notification or limited-time sponsor review (generally less than 60 days) prior to publication is required for review of intellectual property. of the PI and unit administrator(s).

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