Export Regulations in the United States

Some exports require an Export License before the exporters can ship their product. Some foreign countries have standards that exporters should be aware of. Lastly, there are some countries that exporters cannot sell to. In this American legal encyclopedia there are some information about the licenses, standards, and legal considerations that may apply to the exporter´s product(s).

Export Licenses
Read about an Export License and from whom in order to ship the exporters´products from the United States. Export licenses are issued for individual transactions determined by the product, the country, the end-use and the end-user.

Foreign Trade Regulations
The Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR), Title 15, Part 30, are the guidelines for reporting Electronic Export Information in the Automated Export System. The FTR is used to collect national export statistics and is also used for law enforcement purposes.

Foreign Standards and Certification Information
Many foreign countries have their own standards and import certification requirements on things like: product standards, certification requirements, electricity regulations, packaging and recycling laws and quality expectations. If you want to sell your product in foreign markets you should be aware of these Foreign Standards and Certification Requirements.

Economic Sanctions
Read about how the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) at the U.S. Department of Treasury enforces Economic Sanctions on specific countries based on U.S. foreign policy and national security goals, which are set forth by the United States Congress.

Bribery, Extortion, and Facilitation
Bribery of foreign government officials is prohibited by the U.S. under the “Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.” Increasingly, more countries have adopted the UN Convention Against Corruption which provides similar anti-bribery provisions. Extortion and facilitation payments are not the same as bribery and are not covered by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or the U.N. Convention Against Corruption.

Export Administration Regulations

Find more information on Export Administration Regulations in relation to the Export Control Compliance and Administration in the legal Encyclopedias.

Export Regulations and the International Trade Law

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Further Reading

• Export Regulations entry in the Dictionary of International Trade Law (Raj Bhala)
• Export Regulations entry in the Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History (Thomas Carson; Mary Bonk)
• Export Regulations entry in the Dictionary of International Trade
• Export Regulations entry in the Dictionary of International Trade: Handbook of the Global Trade Community (Edward G. Hinkelman)