A key in determining whether an export license is needed from the Department of Commerce is finding out if the item you intend to export has a specific Export Control Classification Number (ECCN).

For example, for items described in ENC paragraphs (b) (2) or (b) (3), self-classification is not sufficient. Instead, those ENC subparagraphs require submission of a classification request to BIS.

In a rule change that was effective April 8, 2022, but communicated on April 11, 2022 the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ...