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Often there is heavy debate on what to expect and what not to expect in export control enforcement with every new administration that comes to powers. However, for the government export control is nothing but a way to maintaining comprehensive strategic national security restrictions without unduly impending innovation, international collaboration and global competitiveness in some of the most prosperous growth sectors of American economy. For all the businesses engaged in international trade it is obvious to think about the export control as a means of uncertainty and complexity ion their business environment. Often the harsh way of implementing export control compliance is responsible to raise their stakes and question the legitimate justification of the complete export control laws and policies.

As of now, US government has different enforcement mechanisms in place to make sure the export industry in the country stays in the compliance of US export control laws. Custom officials of US government now working for the Homeland Security has bestowed with additional powers to check any shipment for proper licensing and export import products at the borders. Often for dual use items the Department of Commerce do have powers to investigate and verify the violations of export control laws and the licensing authorities working under them has to conduct pre-licensing checks and post shipment verifications.

Under the US Federal laws for any export control laws violations, there is strict procedure of criminal and civil penalties. Stating the same briefly for munitions export control violations, the supreme controlling authority has powers to implement criminal penalty of $1 million dollars for the first time violation and for an individual person about 10 years of imprisonment. In addition, the munitions violations can result in maximum fine implementing $ 500,000 per violation and up to 10 years of imprisonment to an individual person. In other cases, dual-case export control violations can lead to civil penalties of $ 12,000 per violations and export privileges awarded to such party. You have to understand in advance that n many export control violations both criminal and civil penalties along with individual imprisonment is implemented.

It is best to have detailed knowledge and understanding of the US export control laws before applying for the export licenses and you have to comply with the US export control list and the licensing procedures. As of now, the US export control list is in accordance with the various multinational nonproliferation regimes however, further they are strengthened when it comes to ensure national security and foreign policy imperatives. You should have proper understanding of the three major export control lists maintained by the Commerce Control List (CCL), The United States Munitions List (USML) and The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Controls (NRCC).