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The International Traffic in Arms Regulations is a framework under which the U.S. administers controls on the export and temporary import of defense articles, defense services and brokering activities. The regulations, which are administered by the State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), include the U.S. Munitions List, which sets forth articles and related technical data subject to the jurisdiction of the ITAR.

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DDTC Excludes Temporary Imports from Rule Describing Activities That Don't Need Authorization
August 14, 2024 by Ian Cohen|Other U.S.

The State Department this week is publishing a final version of a rule to expand its regulatory definition of activities that don’t need a license because they don’t qualify as exports, reexports, retransfers or temporary imports. The rule, effective Sept. 16, is largely consistent with the proposed version, though the agency made changes to narrow its scope and make sure certain temporary imports will still require a license.

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
BIS Sets New Reporting Threshold For Exports, Imports of Certain Controlled Chemicals
July 3, 2023 |Commerce Dept.

A new rule change by the Bureau of Industry and Security will subject a broader range of chemical mixtures to declaration requirements, including for export or import. The revisions, outlined in a final rule that takes effect July 3, lowers the concentration threshold level at which mixtures containing certain controlled chemicals are subject to the declaration requirements. The change brings the U.S. Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations “into further alignment” with guidelines adopted by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in 2009, which established the lower concentration threshold limit for certain chemicals.

Commerce Should Clarify Whether Logistics Providers Are Subject to Supply Chain Proposal, Express Companies Say
January 13, 2020 by Tim Warren|Top News

The Commerce Department should make clear who involved in the import process might be subject to the proposed procedures for how to review transactions that involve information and communications technology and services (ICTS) and are seen as a potential threat, the Express Association of America said in comments. The Commerce proposal is meant as a way for the government to oversee transactions, including importations, seen as risky (see 1911260032). Comments on the proposal were due Jan. 10 and were posted in Commerce docket 2019-0005.