Export Administration Regulations
Also called: EAR · BIS regulations
The US regulations administered by the Bureau of Industry and Security that control exports, re-exports and in-country transfers of commercial and dual-use items, software and technology. Items are classified by ECCN on the Commerce Control List, and licence requirements depend on the item, destination, end user and end use.
In practice
The EAR can apply to items outside the US, including foreign-made products with US content or technology, so non-US companies also need to check it.
Applies to: 
USA
Related terms
- ECCN
- The five-character code under which items are listed in the US Commerce Control List, such as 3A001 or 5A002. Items subject to US export rules but…
- Foreign Direct Product Rule
- A provision of the US EAR under which certain items made outside the US become subject to US export controls because they are the direct product of…
- License exception
- An authorisation in the EAR that allows an export, re-export or transfer that would otherwise need a licence, provided all conditions of the…
- BIS Entity List
- A list maintained by the US Bureau of Industry and Security of foreign companies, organisations and individuals subject to specific export licence…