BIS Issues New Russia Export Restrictions, Adds to Entity List
The Bureau of Industry and Security announced a host of new Russia-related export controls, including measures that expand its Russian and Belarusian Industry Sector Sanctions, broaden its foreign direct product rule restrictions and add 71 new entities to the Entity…
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List. Some of the changes, outlined in a 106-page final rule effective May 19, “better align” U.S. export controls with allies, place new export license requirements on additional “industrial items” and chemicals destined to Russia, and impose controls on certain electrical parts destined to Iran for use in unmanned drones. The Entity List changes, also effective May 19, add entities in Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Russia for either supporting Russia’s military sector, diverting U.S.-controlled items to Russia or preventing a U.S. end-use check.