Collection · 8 guides
EAR: Scope, Licensing & Exceptions
How the EAR reach items made outside the United States, and the routes to authorisation: from EAR99 and de minimis to license exceptions, STA and encryption.
The path
Each guide answers one question and hands over to its neighbour where its scope ends.
Does the EAR apply?
Scope and US contentEAR-01EAR99 ExplainedEAR-02De MinimisEAR-03Foreign Direct Product RulesEAR-04Second IncorporationItems with their own rules
Military and encryption entriesEAR-05600 Series & 9x515EAR-08Encryption ControlsThe guides
EAR-01
EAR99 Explained
What the label settles — and what it doesn’t
EAR-02De Minimis
The US-content rule, decoded
EAR-03Foreign Direct Product Rules
A practical method
EAR-04Second Incorporation
Foreign parts inside foreign products
EAR-05600 Series & 9x515
Former munitions, for non-US companies
EAR-06EAR License Exceptions
An eligibility workbook, for non-US companies
EAR-07License Exception STA
From eligibility to evidence
EAR-08Encryption Controls
Classification, ENC and reporting