Tool for Export Regulation Compliance Launched by the Department of Commerce | Practical Law

Tool for Export Regulation Compliance Launched by the Department of Commerce | Practical Law

To help companies comply with US export regulations, sanctions and restrictions, the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) has launched a tool to search the Consolidated Screening List (CSL), a streamlined collection of nine different screening lists maintained by Commerce and the US Departments of State and Treasury.

Tool for Export Regulation Compliance Launched by the Department of Commerce

Practical Law Legal Update 4-589-4549 (Approx. 4 pages)

Tool for Export Regulation Compliance Launched by the Department of Commerce

by Practical Law Commercial
Published on 25 Nov 2014 • USA (National/Federal)
To help companies comply with US export regulations, sanctions and restrictions, the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) has launched a tool to search the Consolidated Screening List (CSL), a streamlined collection of nine different screening lists maintained by Commerce and the US Departments of State and Treasury.
On November 20, 2014, the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) launched a search tool to help companies comply with export regulations, sanctions and restrictions. The tool allows a company to determine if it may enter into a transaction with a foreign person or entity by searching the federal Consolidated Screening List (CSL). The CSL is a streamlined collection of the following nine screening lists that contain the names of foreign individuals and entities with whom US companies are not permitted to do business:
  • The Denied Persons List.
  • The Entity List.
  • The Foreign Sanctions Evaders List.
  • The International Traffic in Arms Regulations Debarred Parties List.
  • The Nonproliferation Sanctions List.
  • The Palestinian Legislative Council List.
  • The Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List.
  • The Specially Designated Nationals List.
  • The Unverified List.
These lists are maintained by Commerce and the US Departments of State and Treasury. Combining the lists into the CSL is part of President Obama's Export Control Reform initiative (ECR). A more comprehensive search tool is scheduled to be released in January 2015.
For information on the ECR, see Legal Update, Executive Order: Export Control Reform.
For information on US export regulation, see Practice Note, Export Regulations:EAR. ITAR, and FTR. For a checklist that can be used to comply with US export regulation, see Complying with US Export Control Regulations Checklist.
For a suite of resources on international trade, see International Trade Toolkit.