Contact Us
Forms and Telephone Numbers You Can Use to Contact BIS
Ask an Export Counselor
Eastern Region | Western Region
To speak with an export counselor, you may call one of the following numbers:
(202) 482-4811 - Outreach and Educational Services Division (located in Washington, DC)
(949) 660–0144 - Western Regional Office (located in Irvine, CA)
(408) 998-8806 - Northern California branch (located in San Jose, CA)
Export Control Seminars and Workshops
View Upcoming Seminars
Eastern Region | Western Region
Export Seminars - (202) 482-6031
Report a Possible Violation
Use this form to confidentially report possible violations of the export control or antiboycott regulations.
Export Enforcement Hotline - 1-(800) 424-2980
Denied Persons List Inquiry
BIS maintains a list of individuals and firms with whom U.S. parties may not do business. Use this form to ask questions about the list and those who appear on it.
Order Forms On-line
Submit an Advisory Opinion Request or Make a Regulatory Inquiry
Please use this form to ask a specific question about our regulations or to ask for advisory opinion information. If you want to talk to a counselor or ask advice about how to apply our regulations please use the "Making an Export Control Inquiry" form above.
Ask a Boycott-Related Question
U.S. antiboycott laws were adopted to encourage, and in specified cases, require U.S. firms to refuse to participate in foreign boycotts that the United States does not sanction. This form allows you to ask questions about our "antiboycott" regulations.
Antiboycott Compliance Advice Line - (202) 482-2381
Make an Export Management and Compliance Program Inquiry
Contact the Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security
Allows you to contact OSIES and submit:
- Defense Priorities and Allocations Systems inquiries
- National Defense Stockpile inquiries
- Offsets in Defense Trade inquiries
- NATO International Competitive Bidding Eligibility for U.S. companies
Call SIES at (202) 482-4506
Contact the Office of Technology Evaluation (OTE):
This office is the focal point within BIS for analyzing the impact of export controls on U.S. competitiveness and the capabilities of the U.S. industrial base to support the national defense.
Industrial Base Studies
(202) 482-4060
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Technical Advisory Committees
(202) 482-2813
Contact the BIS Web Site Team
Web site owner: Bureau of Industry and Security
- to provide feedback and comments on BIS Web sites;
- to request additional information on our Web site privacy and information collection practices;
- to report accessibility (Section 508) problems with one of our Web pages;
- to notify us about problems with specific Web pages; and
- to make a suggestion for the improvement of our Web sites