What Changed? Well, well, well…UAE, the country that exporters for years have been warned about for diversion risks, was just upgraded to Country Group A:5 and completely removed from Country Group D, specifically D:3 and D:4. (Note that Supplement 1 to Part 740 is yet to be updated, but the press release is on the…
A Noteworthy Conference with Strong Messages There has been a lot of chatter regarding the recent Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) annual Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy, which took place recently in March. This year’s conference was particularly noteworthy as it marked the first time Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick addressed export controls…