Export/Import Procedures and Documentation, 4th Edition

Chapter 5

Export Controls and Licenses

A. Introduction

There are a number of laws that control exports from the United States, including the Arms Export Control Act, the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act, the Munitions Act, the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, and the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act. The Department of State, Office of Defense Trade Controls; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Food and Drug Administration; the Department of Interior; the Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control; the Department of Energy; the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; the Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office; the Department of Transportation; and the ...