Background

The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule that, effective Sept. 22, added 47 new entities to its Entity List, which lists entities restricted from receiving U.S. exports of goods controlled under the Export Administration Regulations. These include one entity in Canada, six in China, two in Hong Kong, fifteen in Iran, one in Malaysia, one in Oman, six in Pakistan, two in Thailand, one in Turkey, eleven in the United Arab Emirates, and five in the United Kingdom. They are being added for various reasons, including contributions to unsafeguarded nuclear activities, support for nuclear-related activities contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy, and sending U.S.-origin items to Iran.

For 39 of the 47 entities BIS is imposing a license requirement for exports of all items subject to the EAR and a license review policy of presumption of denial. For the other eight entities BIS is imposing the license review policy set forth in section 744.2 of the EAR, a nuclear end-user and end-use based provision. No license exceptions are available for exports, reexports, or transfers (in-country) to these entities. 

Shipments of items removed from license exception eligibility or for export or reexport without a license (NLR) as a result of this rule that were en route aboard a carrier to a port of export or reexport on Sept. 22 pursuant to actual orders for export or reexport to a foreign destination may proceed to that destination under the previous license exception eligibility or without a license.

For more information on restrictions on exports to persons on the Entity List or other lists, please contact Kristine Pirnia.

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