Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)

Federal export control laws implemented both by the U.S. Department of Commerce through its Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the U.S. Department of State through its International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), have been in existence for more than twenty years. The regulations cover virtually all fields of science and engineering.

The exports for which the U.S. government requires a license for shipment of the item into or out of the U.S. are those that are listed on the export-controlled lists.
For EAR see http://w3.access.gpo.gov/bis/ear/ear_data.html
For ITAR see http://fas.org/spp/starwars/offdocs/itar/p121.htm

Federal regulations also control disclosure of technical information and software about controlled items to foreign nationals on U.S. soil. Fortunately, there is an exclusion for disclosure of technical information about the item if the technical information results from fundamental research, which is basic or applied research in science and/or engineering at a US academic institution where the resulting information is ordinarily published and shared broadly in the scientific community.

Accordingly, the University must secure a license for shipment out of the country of any items on the EAR or ITAR lists, but technical information about the items may be exchanged with foreign nationals as long as the information results from fundamental research and controls on participation in the research or dissemination of the research results have not been accepted.

If you have questions about export license regulations or applications, please contact Caitlin Deck, Director, Office of Research Compliance Administration (x 94114 or email cddeck at ucsc.edu).