Entities from China, Iran, Pakistan, South Africa, Taiwan, and the UAE
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on March 26, 2025, added over 80 entities to the Entity List from China, Iran, Pakistan, South Africa, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), citing activities contrary to U.S. national security and foreign policy.
According to the BIS release, these measures aim to restrict the Chinese government's ability to acquire high-performance computing and quantum technologies for military use, impede China's hypersonic weapons program, prevent entities linked to the Test Flying Academy of South Africa from using U.S. items to train Chinese military forces, disrupt Iran's procurement of unmanned aerial vehicles and related defense items, and impair the development of unsafeguarded nuclear activities and ballistic missile programs.
Additionally, BIS modified the listing of an entity previously added to the list in 2019 for transshipping U.S.-origin items to sanctioned destinations. The modification includes adding two aliases and one address under entries for France, Iran, Senegal, and the United Kingdom (UK).
Background
The Entity List identifies entities for which there is reasonable cause to believe that the entities have been involved, are involved, or pose a significant risk of being or becoming involved in activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. The Export Administration Regulations (EAR) impose additional license requirements on, and limit the availability of, most license exceptions for exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country) when a listed entity is a party to the transaction.