U.S. Export Compliance for non-U.S. Companies
TRD-060
Course Description:
This six-week course explores export controls of the United States from a need-to-know informative basis, focusing on the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, Export Administration Regulations, and Office of Foreign Assets Control. Designed for management personnel in non-U.S. companies, students will study the potential impact of the regulations upon their business activities and plans, both in terms of purchasing controlled U.S. components, materials, and other articles, and in being a member of the supply chain for controlled articles of the United States.
Prerequisite: None
Course Credit: 3 Credit Hours
Major Course Topics & Course Outcomes
As a result of the group and individual activities included in this course, the student will acquire the following knowledge and skills that can be applied to the workplace:
Introduction to Export Compliance
- Analyze the principles of export compliance and their reasons for existence; how they can be important to the foreign business plan; how U.S. controls can be different from those of other countries?
- Assess U.S. controls for tangibles versus data, services, and technology.
- Distinguish key elements of the contract
- Differentiate between ITAR-controlled agreements and other agreements
Unilateral, Bilateral, and Multilateral Controls
- Differentiate among types of control agreements
- Appraise relationships among countries as allies or non-allies, and stability or instability of relationships
- Evaluate cooperation levels among agreement signatories in export compliance
Examples of Multilateral Agreements
- Assess the Australia Group agreement
- Discuss the impact of the Wassenaar Arrangement
The EAR (Export Administration Regulations) and the ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations)
- Distinguish between the EAR and the ITAR
Introduction to the EAR (Export Administration Regulations)
- Relate the use of the Commerce Control List and Country Chart to each other
- Assess the use of EAR 99
- Interpret the use of exceptions for EAR-controlled exports
Introduction to the ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations)
- Establish when an article is ITAR-controlled using the U.S. Munitions List
- Interpret the use of exemptions for ITAR-controlled exports
The EAR in Practice
- Appraise the principle of the Ten General Prohibitions in U.S. export controls
- Analyze the need for verifications and statements in purchasing U.S. controlled articles
The ITAR in Practice
- Integrating the regulations on brokers into the business plan
Applying EAR and ITAR Controls in non-U.S. Territory.
- Decide on the application of controls on re-exports of articles
- Appraise the application of controls on manufactured articles of controlled U.S. components or materials
- Interpret the application of controls on data, technology, and other intangibles.
Introduction to the Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC)
- Distinguish the role of OFAC sanctions from other export controls, and their impact
Restrictive Lists
- Differentiate among U.S. export control lists
Other Agencies
- Anticipate the role of "other agencies" in U.S. export controls
Course Materials:
There is no textbook for this course. All material for this course is provided in the online classroom to registered students.