JD Supra

At Long Last, BIS Relaxes Export Controls for Syria

After a three month wait, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has finally caught up with the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ...
JD Supra

BIS Amends the Export Administration Regulations to Authorize Certain Exports to Syria, Following OFAC’s Termination of the Syria Sanctions Program

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a final rule on August 28, easing export controls for Syria (the “BIS Rule”) under the Export Administration ...
Reuters

$252 million BIS settlement: Export controls and cross-agency trade enforcement remain priority

April 21, 2026 - On February 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") announced a $252.5 million settlement with Applied Materials Inc. to resolve ...
techtimes

BIS Closed China AI Chip Loophole: Trump Officials Dispute Whether Gap Ever Existed

The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security closed what experts called a major compliance gap on May 31, 2026, issuing a rare weekend guidance notice confirming that export licenses ...
Crypto Briefing

Bosch to pay $36M to US for unauthorized shipments to Huawei

Bosch agreed to pay $36M to settle US charges over $72.4M in unauthorized MEMS sensor and software shipments to Huawei, ...