U.S. BIS issues guidance to help prevent high-priority items from being diverted to Russia
New best practice guidance to help prevent items that are considered most significant to Russian weaponry requirements from being diverted
U.S. BIS issues guidance to help prevent high-priority items from being diverted to Russia
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce today issued a release [PDF 132 KB] announcing new best practice guidance for industry to help prevent items that are considered the most significant to Russian weaponry requirements from being diverted for use in Russia’s war effort on Ukraine.
Specifically, BIS recommends that exporters and reexporters of these highest priority items seek written assurances of compliance from their customers to help prevent diversion.
Read the BIS guidance [PDF 174 KB], which includes a sample written certification form.
Background
Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the United States and its international allies and partners have implemented a series of export controls that restrict Russia’s access to items needed to sustain the war. While BIS’s controls cover a vast array of items necessary for Russia’s war on Ukraine, certain items are more significant to Russian weaponry than others.
As part of this effort and in coordination with the UK, the EU, and Japan, BIS in July 2023 published a list of high-priority items that Russia seeks to procure for its weapons programs. The list is divided into four tiers, ranked according to their relative degree of criticality.
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