The Census Bureau has issued an Automated Export System (AES) broadcast regarding its issuance of Foreign Trade Regulation (FTR) Letter 3 on shipments to International Waters. FTR Letter 3 clarifies the requirements in the FTR for filing the electronic export information (EEI) through AES for shipments to International Waters.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective December 3, 2008, to clarify the civil aircraft equipment that is subject to the Export Administration Regulations in accordance with the Commerce Department's authority under Section 17(c) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (EAA).

The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a question and answer document on its proposed rule to establish a new license exception entitled "Intra-Company Transfer" (ICT) to allow an approved parent company and its approved wholly-owned or controlled in fact entities to export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) many items on the Commerce Control List (CCL) among themselves for internal company use without individual export licenses.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has posted an October 31, 2008 advisory opinion on the classification of body armor as it relates to stabbing weapons. BIS was asked if Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 1A005, which places National Security (NS2), United Nations Embargo (UN), and Anti-Terrorism (AT) controls on body armor, includes body armor that provides protection to the wearer against non-ballistic threats such as stabbing weapons.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has posted an October 14, 2008 advisory opinion on the classification of a computer system described in Export Control Classification Number 4A994 loaded with software described in ECCN 5D002, when such software has been made eligible for License Exception TSU¹ under 15 CFR 740.13(e). According to BIS, the classification of the computer system would remain ECCN 4A994.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective October 14, 2008, which revises the Export Administration Regulations to implement changes to the Wassenaar Arrangement's List of Dual Use Goods and Technologies (Wassenaar List) as agreed upon in the December 2007 Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary Meeting.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective October 6, 2008, which make revisions to the Commerce Control List¹ as result of BIS' systematic review of the CCL.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued an interim final rule, effective October 3, 2008, which amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to make the treatment of encryption items (EIs) more consistent with the treatment of other items subject to the EAR, as well as to simplify and clarify regulations pertaining to the export of EIs.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a proposed rule to establish a new License Exception "Intra-Company Transfer" (ICT) to allow an approved parent company and its approved wholly-owned or controlled in fact entities to export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) many items on the Commerce Control List (CCL) among themselves for internal company use without individual export licenses.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective September 5, 2008, which amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to clarify that crew protection kits used as protective cabs on construction equipment are correctly classified on the Commerce Control List (CCL) in the entry that applies to construction equipment built to military specifications.