The export of certain items, technologies, software and services are regulated for reasons of national security, foreign policy, prevention of the spread of weapons of mass destruction and for competitive trade reasons. Export control laws restrict the shipment, transmission or transfer of certain items, software, technology and services from the United States to foreign countries, as well as "deemed exports," which are releases of controlled physical items or controlled information to foreign nationals located in the United States.
Export control laws include:
- Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
- International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR)
- Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
Exclusions
Most research related exports are likely to be excluded from EAR and ITAR export controls under one of the following exclusions: (1) the fundamental research exclusion; (2) the “publicly available” (EAR) and “public domain” (ITAR) exclusion; or (3) the educational information exclusion.
Contacting TEES for Export Control Assistance
General questions regarding Export Control at TEES may be sent to TEES Research Compliance at: researchcompliance@tees.tamus.edu
Additionally, TEES can schedule an overview presentation for your division regarding the fundamentals of Export Control by sending a request to the contact email address shown above