News & Updates

A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today to 70 years in prison for torturing an Estonian citizen in 2015 in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and for the illegal export of weapons parts and related services.

In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding 11 entries to the Entity List, under the destinations of the Peoples Republic of China (China) (6), the Russian Federation (Russia) (3), and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (2). These entities have been determined by the U.S....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 11 entities to the Entity List for activities contrary to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. The 11 entities are under the destinations of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) (6), Russia (3), and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (2).

Four entities were added for support for the PRC’s military modernization efforts; Two of these four also supported Military-Intelligence End Users through the acquisition of U.S.-origin items.

Defendants Orchestrated More Than $4.5 Million in Unlawful Transactions, Sold Sensitive Aircraft Parts to Russian Companies

On October 25, 2023, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register the interim final rules (IFR), "Export Controls on Semiconductor Manufacturing Items" (SME IFR) and "Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use; Updates and Corrections"...

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In a superseding indictment returned by a grand jury, a citizen of the Republic of Latvia is charged with crimes related to a years-long conspiracy to sell sophisticated avionics equipment to Russian companies, in violation of U.S. export laws. The defendant is the third to be arrested and charged in connection with the conspiracy led by a Kansas company and two U.S. nationals.

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew S. Axelrod at BIS’s 2024 Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy

March 28, 2024

Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security
Alan F. Estevez
Keynote Remarks
BIS Update Conference 2024

As prepared for delivery

Good morning and welcome to the 2024 BIS Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy. I’m thrilled to be here once again to kick off this three-day event with you all.

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration
Thea D. Rozman Kendler
BIS’s 2024 Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy
Washington, D.C.

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery

March 28, 2024

Introduction