Compliance

As a company exporting from the United States, or exporting U.S. made products, you must comply with all of the complex laws, rules and regulations governing exporting. The International Trade Assistance Centers (ITAC), a program of the Small Business Development Centers of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Development, have created this web site to help Ohio's small businesses learn and understand export compliance and efficiently design and implement an export management system.

This site contains links to the main federal agencies involved in export controls, and other state and local resources that provide export assistance.   It will also help you learn:

• What federal government agencies have jurisdiction over exports from the U.S.
• The role of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
• How to comply with EAR through an export management system.
• When an export can be shipped under NLR (No License Required), License Exception, or requires an export license.
• U.S. exports are restricted and/or prohibited to entities and destinations embargoed by the Department of Commerce, Department of Treasury, Department of Energy, and Department of State.
• An export license is required to export specified items to forbidden parties in the "Entity List."

For more information, please contact your local ITAC.