Exporter's Responsibility

• Exporters should review BIS’s “Know Your Customer Guidance and Red Flags” guidance which can also be found in Supplement No. 3 of Part 732 in the EAR. These help you identify and avoid situations that might violate the EAR.
  
• If you are issued an export license, or you rely on a license exception described in Part 740 of the EAR, you are responsible for the proper use of that license or license exception and for the performance of all of its terms and conditions.
  
• If you export an item without either a license or a license exception, you are responsible for determining that the transaction is either outside the scope of the EAR or that the export is properly designated as “No License Required.”
  
• Both the Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations of the Census Bureau (15 CFR Part 30) and the Export Administration Regulations require that the Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED) be submitted to the U.S. Government for many export shipments. There are exceptions to this rule, but if you are required to submit a SED, you must prepare it in accordance with the rules of the Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations (FTSR) and present the number of copies specified in the FTSR at the port of export. For more information about the FTSR or the SED, visit the Census Bureau Web site. Also see Part 758 of the EAR for BIS export clearance requirements.
  
• Remember, records on exports must be retained for five years from date of export, reexport or many later activities. For additional information on record keeping see Part 762 of the EAR.
  
• In addition, especially for transactions involving the Middle East, you may receive a request to comply with the boycott of Israel. If you comply with one of these requests, or do not report them to BIS, you will likely violate U.S. law. Contact the Office of Antiboycott Compliance at (202) 482-2381 for guidance.