BIS is responsible for the regulation of exports for national security, foreign policy, and nonproliferation reasons and the enforcement of those regulations. BIS is also charged with administering and enforcing U.S. Antiboycott laws, the Fastener Quality Act, and the reporting provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention. BIS stands ready to help firms comply with its regulations while also maintaining a force of Export Enforcement Special Agents who investigate possible violations and assist the U.S. Department of Justice and Commerce Department's Office of General Counsel in prosecution of violators.
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This form for reporting possible export control or antiboycott violations should only be used to submit a lead or a tip on a possible export control or boycott related violation of the EAR. Because we want to protect you and any information you may wish to provide us, no email response will be sent to you as a result of submitting this form. In most cases you will be contacted by telephone by one of our special agents.
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An Export Management System (EMS) is a compliance program established to ensure that a company’s exports, deemed exports, reexports, transfers, and activities are transacted consistent with the Export Administration Regulations. Various departments may have a small or large role in processing orders at various stages of the process. An EMS describes all of the interconnecting procedures and creates a synergistic system helping to better manage the overall export activities. A vital part of an EMS is the establishment of mechanisms within the company’s daily operational procedures that provide checks and safeguards at vulnerable points of the system. Such checks and safeguards help to ensure that the right questions are being asked to preclude exporters from making shipments that are contrary to U.S. export controls and therefore, inconsistent with the company’s best interests.
An EMS soundly implemented, coupled with good judgment, can greatly reduce the risk of inadvertently exporting to an unauthorized party or for an unauthorized end-use.
BIS provides E-Commerce compliance guidance to exporters through a newly organized BIS E-Commerce Working Group. Commerce transacted electronically may be subject to the Export Administration Regulations, the same as transactions that are not electronically facilitated.