U.S. list of high-priority items at risk of being diverted illegally to Russia
Update to list of items identified as critical to Russia’s war effort on Ukraine
Update to list of items identified as critical to Russia’s war effort on Ukraine
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce today issued a release [PDF 184 KB] announcing updates to its list of controlled “common high-priority” items identified as critical to Russia’s war effort on Ukraine.
The update to the list of common high-priority items (September 14, 2023) includes seven new Harmonized System (HS) codes including bearings needed for heavy vehicles or other machinery and antennae used for navigation systems. In addition, Tier 3 has been divided into mechanical and non-mechanical items for greater clarity.
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 United Kingdom, the European Union, and Japan, in 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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