The Export Control Officer (ECO) Program oversees BIS's seven ECOs and provides support to other U.S. Commercial Service Officers stationed abroad that conduct pre-license checks (PLCs) and post-shipment verifications (PSVs). Furthermore, ECOs perform outreach and educational activities in addition to liaising with foreign governments on export control issues. BIS ECOs are detailed to the U.S. Commercial Service, and report directly to the Embassies/Consulates to which they are posted. Several of these ECO positions have regional responsibilities extending the reach of their export control activities to forty-three countries.
Contact Information:
Linda Minsker
Assistant Director
Office of Enforcement Analysis
Bureau of Industry and Security
U.S. Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room 4616
Washington, D.C. 20230
Tel. (202) 482-5616
To assist exporters in understanding foreign import and export control requirements, BIS ECOs have prepared general overviews of foreign trade control systems, including (as available) links to foreign control lists, licensing portals, and business registries. This information is grouped regionally and can be accessed by clicking on the relevant ECO insignia below:
Dubai, United Arab Emirates : Information on trade controls in UAE, Israel and Turkey
Regional Export Control Office
U.S. Consulate General, U.S. Commercial Service
PO Box 121777
Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel: 971-4-309-4163
Fax: 971-4-309-4841
Work Week: Sunday through Thursday
www.export.gov/unitedarabemirates
Beijing, China : Information on trade controls in China and South Korea
Regional Export Control Office
American Embassy, U.S. Commercial Service
No. 55 An Jia Lou Road
Chaoyang District
Beijing, China 100600
Tel: (86-10) 8531-4484/3301
Fax: (86-10) 8531-3330
www.export.gov/china/
Frankfurt, Germany: Information on trade controls in EU member states and Switzerland
Regional Export Control Office
American Consulate General, U.S. Commercial Service
Giessener Strasse 30
60435 Frankfurt/Main
Tel: 49-69-7535-3120
Fax:49-(0)69-7535-3171
www.export.gov/germany/
Hong Kong, China : Information on trade controls in Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan
Regional Export Control Office
American Consulate General, U.S. Commercial Service
26 Garden Road, Central
Hong Kong (SAR)
Tel: (852) 2521-1467
Fax: (852) 2845-9800
www.export.gov/hongkong/
Moscow, Russia: Information on trade controls in Russia and Ukraine
Regional Export Control Office (vacant)
American Embassy, U.S. Commercial Service
Bolshoy Deviatinsky Pereulok, 8
Moscow, 121099
Tel: 7 (495) 737-5030
Fax: 7 (495) 728-5591
www.export.gov/russia/
New Delhi, India: Information on trade controls in India and Pakistan
Regional Export Control Office
The American Center, U.S. Commercial Service
24 Kasturba Gandhi Marg
New Delhi 110 001
Tel: 91-11-2347 2000
Fax: 91-11-2331 5172
www.export.gov/india/
Singapore : Information on trade controls in Australia, Singapore and Malaysia
Regional Export Control Office
American Embassy, U.S Commercial Service
27 Napier Road
Singapore 258508
Tel: (65) 6476-9037
Fax: (65) 6476-9080
www.export.gov/singapore/
Countries not covered by an Export Control Office : Information on trade controls in Argentina, Brazil and Canada
Information on trade controls in Argentina, Brazil, and Canada.