Cornerstones of ITAR Compliance 4-Webinar Series

This webinar will guide you through the questions, and possible issues, you need to address when you are determining how the ITAR applies to an activity you may be looking to proceed with. We will help you answer the question of, “Is my item on the USML?” by walking you through the ITAR’s Order of Review.

The ITAR says that you must register if you manufacture or export United States Munitions List (USML) controlled items (“defense articles”). If you provide “defense services” you may be required to register as well. Registration is often misunderstood, it’s not customer driven, it’s not an authorization to export anything, nor is it a confirmation that the State Department believes you are in compliance with the ITAR.

The next step is to name your company’s empowered official. The ITAR uses the term “empowered official” in some very specific ways. In this webinar, we will discuss what it means to be an empowered official and what the ITAR requires of those in the role.

ITAR exemptions authorize certain hardware exports without a license. Join us and learn the issues to address when you use an exemption. Just think: if you use an exemption instead of a license just once because of this webinar and the $250 savings (off your annual registration fee) will more than pay the cost of the webinar.

In this webinar we will tackle the Department of State’s licenses and agreements. If you are exporting hardware or technical data subject to the ITAR, odds are you will eventually need to complete a license (DSP-5 to be exact).

We will also address the most complex US Government export authorization, the Department of State’s agreements, including Technical Assistance Agreements (TAA), Manufacturing License Agreements (MLA) and the Warehouse and Distribution Agreement (WDA).  If you are exporting technical data or providing a defense service subject to the ITAR, this is information you need to know.

Are you ready to export? Do you know what you need to do when you make that export? So much work goes into defining if your activity or item is controlled by the ITAR, finding any applicable exemptions, and finally either getting an agreement or license, it may seem like the hard work is over. Sadly; the work is just beginning, there are several procedures you must follow when exporting items to ensure you don’t inadvertently violate the rules.

It’s important to understand the specific actions you need to take when you export hardware under a license, hardware under an exemption, or if you are exporting data under a license, agreement, or exemption. We are going to go step by step through each of these scenarios and provide you with the requirements for each. If you’ve come this far in the exporting process, why miss something small now?

These webinars will provide PowerPoint slides and include live video and commentary from Scott Gearity, who brings over 20 years of consulting, training, and corporate export compliance program management experience to the webinars.

Webinar participants are invited to submit questions during each webinar; the final 30 minutes of each webinar will be allotted to answering attendees’ questions. Each registrant will receive copies of the presentations, certificates of completion, and access to all of the webinar recordings. Register even if you cannot attend all of the webinars; we will send you access to the webinar recordings along with a copy of each of the presentations!