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32 practitioner guides on the ITAR and the EAR, for companies working with US-controlled items, software and technology. Each one states its scope, the knowledge it assumes and its sources.
Part 01
Understand the Rules
Work out which regime applies and how its mechanisms work.
Classification & Jurisdiction · collection of 8
ITAR or EAR?
A practical jurisdiction guide
CJ-02US-Origin or Foreign-Made?
Origin for export control, not for customs
CJ-03Reading the USML
Categories, notes and criteria, decoded
CJ-04Finding the Right ECCN
The Commerce Control List, step by step
CJ-05“Specially Designed” Decoded
Catch and release under the ITAR and the EAR
CJ-06CJ vs. CCATS
Choosing the right process
CJ-07Classification Evidence File
Prove the answer, not just the code
CJ-08ITAR-Free
From claim to proof
EAR: Scope, Licensing & Exceptions · collection of 8
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
ITAR: Licenses, Agreements & Transfers · collection of 8
Reading a DSP-5
An ITAR licence, from the receiving side
ITAR-02ITAR Reexports & Retransfers
Moving ITAR items on, from outside the US
ITAR-03TAA for Foreign Parties
Running the agreement from outside the US
ITAR-04MLA for Foreign Manufacturers
Licensed production, from outside the US
ITAR-05Managing ITAR Provisos
Turning conditions into actions
ITAR-06Managing Changes
Keeping ITAR authorizations current
ITAR-07ITAR Exemptions
An eligibility workbook
ITAR-08FMS Third-Party Transfers
When FMS equipment reaches industry
Part 02
Manage Transactions
Handle a purchase, a technical access or a movement of goods.
Suppliers & Procurement · collection of 8
Supplier Classification Requests
Building and running a supplier classification programme
SUP-02Challenging a Supplier’s Classification
From doubt to a defensible answer
SUP-03End-User Certificates
From request to commitment — know what you certify, keep what you promise
SUP-04Working Under a Supplier’s BIS License
Know what was authorized, what applies to you, and what happens next
SUP-05Missing Licenses
Investigating the evidence gap — when the authorization behind your items cannot be found
SUP-06Export Control in Purchase Orders & Contracts
What to ask for, what you are told, and what you agree to
SUP-07Buying Through Distributors & Resellers
Getting the evidence when the seller is not the manufacturer
SUP-08Supplier Changes, Substitutions & Reclassification
When something changes after you qualified the item