What you need to know now to plan for reform changes. This webinar will be the first in a series of webinars designed to help companies plan for the upcoming EAR and ITAR changes that may be implemented in 2013. This webinar will address the following topics: How to start: determining which regulations are relevant Timing: estimating when the new regulations will be implemented Planning for the transition of USML items to the CCL How to achiev...

Don’t Be Afraid to Use Exemptions ITAR license exemptions authorize certain hardware exports without a license. Some exporters, however, get a license even when an exemption is available because they prefer the comfort factor of having an export license—and that is certainly understandable because some of the exemptions are complex and confusing, not to mention that some of the restrictions that prohibit you from using an exemption...

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 1:00PM EST Effective export compliance plans require implementing procedures appropriate to your company’s product line and business model. Join us for a discussion on the ways to create a written plan which will result in a useful tool for your company’s employees instead of a dusty binder on a bookshelf. ECTI’s export compliance webinar will focus on the best ways to attack the problem of develop...

It is more important than ever to get this right. Your company is likely exporting technical data/technology and software more frequently and in more ways than ever before. The more you export, the more important it is to make sure you have the accurate classification in the Commerce Control List (CCL). If you get the wrong Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) for the items you export, you could easily have hundreds of people in your or...

If you get this wrong, you’ll have to be lucky to get your exports right. One of the most difficult and important export compliance tasks is determining the classification in the Commerce Control List (CCL) for the items you export. If you get the wrong Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) for the items you export, you can’t accurately determine the countries for which those items require an export license. Finding the corre...

Doing disclosures can be costly both in man hours and legal fees and usually result in no monetary penalties. Find out how to establish a policy on disclosures with an eye toward cost savings. Even the most compliant companies can make mistakes and whether or not to file “voluntary disclosures” relating to these errors is often a difficult decision. Companies have options when dealing with violations and should have a policy on wha...

Get Your Jurisdiction Right, Or Else! USML vs. CCL Jurisdiction Advanced Analysis One of the most critical export compliance issues is determining whether a product or technology is subject to the jurisdiction of the US Munitions List or the Commerce Control List. If you get that decision wrong, just about everything else you do related to exporting or reexporting the item will likely not comply with the applicable regulations. The ITAR does n...

Tech Data Export Controls 2011 Update--There Are No Easy Answers Doing business in 2011 while trying to comply with export control rules largely crafted 20-30+ years ago is difficult, needless to say. Despite government adjustments to certain aspects of the technical data export control rules, export compliance challenges are growing and changing at a pace far faster than the government changes the export control rules. 100% compliance is impo...

Stay Informed...On the Reform It’s essential for export compliance professionals to stay up to date with the continuously changing US export regulations. When the president released the Export Controls Reform Initiative last year the industry took notice. So far some regulations have changed and the Administration has publishes several proposed changes to the regulations that no doubt will enter into force before you know it. The Adminis...