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6 articles found for Sanctions & Export Controls in United States

If you build hardware, write software, or provide tech services outside the United States using US-origin parts, code, or tooling, US export controls follow those items onto foreign soil. The...

Broad Scope: US export controls now target not only hardware but also the software, technology, and "know-how" required to develop advanced AI and semiconductors. Strict Liability: Companies are held responsible...

Secondary Sanctions Are Expanding: The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is aggressively leveraging secondary sanctions, meaning foreign financial institutions (FFIs) can lose access to the US financial system even...

Extraterritorial Jurisdiction: International SaaS providers are subject to US export controls if their software contains US-origin technology, is hosted on US servers, or utilizes specific levels of encryption. Encryption Classifications:...

Non-US acquirers assume strict liability for historic sanctions breaches committed by US target entities or their foreign subsidiaries under OFAC enforcement rules. Voluntary Self-Disclosures (VSDs) routinely take 6 to 18...

US Export Controls vs. OFAC Sanctions in Cloud Sales Dual-regime exposure: OFAC regulates identity, geography, and financial rails. BIS regulates technical capability, software classification, and compute architecture. Physical borders do...