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Export Control Classification Services
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March 15, 2024
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FTI Consulting’s Export Controls, Sanctions & Trade Practice (ECST) understands the complexity and importance of determining the correct jurisdiction and classification of items.
Our team regularly provides clients with export classification assessments of varying sizes and complexity. We pride ourselves on being able to approach the classification of items, whether one or thousands, in a practical and thoughtful manner, allowing us to bridge the gap between product design/development and export compliance without placing undue burden on daily business operations.
Our Largest Industry Groups for Export Classification
- Aerospace & Defense
- Telecoms, Media & Technology
- Energy, Power & Products
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Industrial Chemicals
- Automotive & Transportation
- Heavy Machinery & Equipment
- Airlines & Aviation
Why Our Clients Request Classification Support
- Request export compliance training
- New product development
- Daily business operations
- Request from 3rd party (e.g., customer, distributor, vendor)
- Internal investigation or review
- Voluntary disclosure to regulators
- Change in regulations
- Determine regulatory filing and registration requirements (CFIUS, DDTC)
- Acquisition of a new business or entering new market
- Relocation of manufacturing
- Partnering with or hiring non-US persons that may have access to controlled technical information
- Enhancing compliance programs, including development of automated tools
Our Experience in Nuanced Areas
- Assessing controls on semiconductor and supercomputer-related items impacted by new regulations
- Preparing and filing jurisdiction and classification requests (CJ/CCATS)
- Analysis of the “specially designed” catch and release concept under the ITAR and EAR
- Developing practical classification tools such as watchlists and decision trees
- Analyzing Category 5 Part 2 for encryption items
- Assessing whether technical information, software, or cloud-based commodities are export-controlled
- Correlation of export classifications between jurisdictions
- Classifying 600-series and 9X515 items
Multijurisdictional Experience
- United States Munitions List (USML)
- US Commerce Control List (CCL)
- US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Part 110 / Department of Energy Part 810
- Canada Export Control List (ECL)
- UK Strategic Export Control Lists
- EU Munitions List and Dual Use List
- India SCOMET
- Hong Kong Strategic Commodities Control List
- UAE Control List
- Singapore Strategic Goods Control List
Published
March 15, 2024
Key Contacts
Senior Managing Director, Global Leader of Export Controls, Sanction and Trade
Managing Director, Co-Leader of Export Controls, Sanctions and Trade, Americas
Senior Director
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