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Import and export controls

Import and export controls

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Import and export controls

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- [Narrator] Many countries have requirements about the types of information and goods that may cross international borders in the United States. The government uses a category of regulations known as export controls to restrict the flow of goods and information considered sensitive for military and scientific purposes. These rules come in several different forms. The International Trafficking and Arms Regulations, or ITAR, applies to anything that the government considers a defense article. This includes many of the things that you'd expect to be classified as munitions, firearms, tanks, submarines, and nuclear weapons. But it also includes the technical data associated with military programs. Government contractors, researchers, and others who come into contact with this information must protect it from unauthorized export. The Export Administration Regulations, or EAR, apply to technology and information that's considered dual use, meaning that it has both military and commercial…

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