Practical guides to ECCN lookup and classification, EAR99, ITAR vs. EAR jurisdiction, encryption controls, licence requirements and sanctions screening — written for the people who have to get the answer right. New to classifying? Start with how a classification works.
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How the EAR de minimis rules work: when foreign-made items with U.S. content are subject to the EAR, the 25% and 10% thresholds, and the calculation.
What each reason for control means — NS, MT, NP, CB, RS, CC, AT, UN, EI and more — the Country Chart columns, and how to use them.
An overview of EAR licence exceptions in Part 740 — LVS, GBS, TSR, STA, TMP, RPL, GOV, TSU, BAG, ENC and more — and how to choose and document one.
When an export licence is required under the EAR: the four questions — what, where, who and for what — with the Country Chart, Parts 744 and 746 and exceptions.
How to read the Commerce Country Chart step by step: from the ECCN's reasons for control to the destination column, what an X means, and what to check next.
How License Exceptions TMP (temporary exports), STA (Strategic Trade Authorization) and GOV (government end users) work, their conditions, and common pitfalls.
ECCN.help walks an item through ITAR vs. EAR, the Commerce Control List entry and the paragraph it meets, and shows the rule that decided it. Five classifications are included with every account.