Navigating US Export Controls on Encryption Products

Is the export of your encrypted products controlled by US law?  That’s not always an easy question to answer.

US export controls include complex and unique provisions covering encryption products, with a web of carve-outs and authorisations that can be difficult to navigate. Many encryption-related products are subject to minimal or no restrictions under US export controls – and yet every international technology business, from app developers to network gear makers, still needs to understand the rules in order to remain compliant.

In this one-hour webinar, Washington, DC-based Alexandra Baj and Peter Jeydel of Steptoe & Johnson LLP show you:

• How encryption controls fit within the broader construct of US export controls
• What types of products can potentially fall within these controls
• What the exclusions from encryption controls cover, allowing products to be entirely free of these regulations
• How the provisions for ‘mass market’ products work
• How the main licence exceptions covering encryption products work

This is a must-see session for anyone looking to clarify an often confusing rule set and understand where your business fits within it.

About the presenters

Alexandra Baj’s international compliance practice covers export controls, sanctions, and anti-corruption compliance development and implementation, licensing and advisory opinions, export control jurisdictional and classification analysis, encryption export controls, mergers and acquisitions due diligence, internal investigations, enforcement matters, and regulatory policy. 

Peter Jeydel focuses his practice on US export controls and economic sanctions, including counseling, compliance, transactional advice, licensing and opinions, jurisdiction and classification assessments, disclosures, and enforcement actions. He also assists clients in anti-corruption matters, including under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (‘FCPA’), and has experience handling reviews and investigations by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (‘CFIUS’).