ABSTRACT
The entry addresses areas of importance to export managers. It covers how the government deals with exports and covers in depth the various governing agencies, documentation, licensing, and export management systems. Preventing acts of terrorism related to export takes a different tactic. Export controls are based on the potential use by end users at the shipment's destination. Export controls seek to prevent U.S. products, technology, and wherewithal from getting into the wrong hands. Manufacturers and shippers must understand the range of export transactions in formulating their compliance and security program. An export is defined as the transfer of technology, whether through fax, e‐mail, seminar, meeting, or plant visit. Export controls cover not only exports but also re‐exports, foreign products of U.S. technology, release of technology to a foreign national, and the activities of Americans overseas. Items covered include the Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) and the Automated Export System (AES).
