Export Questions

What are end user export controls?

End user export controls are export prohibitions or export restrictions that are prescribed against certain specified individuals and companies (restricted persons) by the State Department, the Commerce Department and the Treasury Department. Each of these agencies produces one or more restricted persons lists. These lists currently include the State Department's list of debarred persons, the Commerce Department's list of denied persons, the Commerce Department's Entity List and the Treasury Department's list of specially designated nationals. All U.S. exporters must screen the names of their buyers and end users against each of these restricted persons lists before completing a proposed export transaction for the purpose of determining if such buyers and/or end users are prohibited (to whom an export sale cannot be made) or restricted (to whom an export sale can be made only under an export license).

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