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BIS Issues Guidance on Exports to Hong Kong, China

The Bureau of Industry and Security on Feb. 19 issued a new set of frequently asked questions and revised another set of FAQs to provide guidance on export and record-keeping requirements for shipments to Hong Kong and China. The new…

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guidance explains how exports destined to Hong Kong are treated under the Export Administration Regulations, what license exceptions are still available and whether certain goods require a license. The revised set of FAQs covers record-keeping requirements for those exports. The guidance came about two months after BIS removed Hong Kong as a separate destination from China under the EAR (see 2012220053) and after its July suspension of certain license exceptions for exports to Hong Kong (see Ref:2006300050]).