Understand the results, protect your information, and know what still needs a human decision.
Product notes reviewed October 27, 2026 · Free early access
Common questions
Know what the result means
What is Export Control Studio for?
Export Control Studio supports preliminary U.S. export review: item-classification research, EAR item-and-destination screening, ITAR transaction triage, party-name screening, bulk checks, and AES-202 filing-record audits. It explains findings and unresolved checks; it does not issue authorizations.
Does NLR mean I can ship?
No. An NLR result applies only to the evaluated controls and supplied facts. Other jurisdiction, party, ownership, end-use, end-user, sanctions, and transaction restrictions may remain. Complete the remaining checks before deciding whether to proceed.
What does Review Required mean?
The app found something it cannot decide for you, so it gives no result you can rely on yet. The result card names what is open: an unanswered question, a classification it cannot confirm, or an official source that needs review. Answer what is open and screen again. If you cannot, ask your compliance lead or get a qualified export-compliance review before relying on the result. Review Required is never a clearance.
What does a promising exception or exemption mean?
Your answers support further investigation of that route, not verified eligibility. Confirm the exact provision, exclusions, evidence, notices, reporting obligations, and current rules with a qualified reviewer. A completed checklist is not a license or approval.
Does a party-name match prove identity?
No. A candidate requires identity and restriction review. Conversely, no listed-name match does not resolve ownership, aliases, unlisted restricted parties, end use, or other sanctions restrictions. Review the source and the limits shown with each result.
What does “Name match” mean?
It is Export Control Studio's own score, 0–100, for how closely a listed name resembles the whole name you entered. Rare words count more than business words such as “Trading” or “Supply”, legal forms such as “Ltd” count nothing, and close spellings, other romanizations and joined or split words still pair. Records at 80 or more, and any record with the same name, an alias you entered, every distinctive word paired, or a listed name that appears inside the name you entered (“Gazprom” in “Gazprom Neft”), are possible matches that need your decision, in any country. Other records stay listed, ranked by score. The trade.gov score, under “How it was found” on each record, is only for the search that found it, often a single word. “No listed name closely resembles this name” is not a clearance.
How are names with c/o, dba or words run together searched?
Names joined by c/o, care of, subsidiary of, dba, aka and similar phrases are searched part by part. Words written together (e.g. “MahanAir”, “Alfabank”) are also searched split, and two words that together form a word of a listed name (e.g. “Rosoboron export”) are also searched joined; if that joined spelling returns no record, the search cannot be recorded as no match. When a long word cannot be split, you are asked to confirm how the documents write it. These checks cover common forms only: enter each party, parent and alias as written on the documents, and separate run-together words when you know them.
Are saved cases current screening results?
Saved cases preserve an earlier review. Start a new review from your own case to copy classification and country only. Previous results, exception answers, party decisions, and notes are not copied; the original case is unchanged. ITAR transaction details and classification confirmation must be entered again.
Why do I see different source dates?
A data snapshot date identifies the data used by a module. The latest source check records a monitoring attempt or successful check, not proof that every regulation is incorporated. A changed source can require investigation before screening data or guidance changes. Check the module’s coverage and official references.
What does the AES-202 audit establish?
It identifies filing-record completeness, consistency, and other supported exceptions in the supplied report. It does not independently establish government acceptance, correct classification, authorization eligibility, or permission to ship. Investigate findings using the original filing and supporting records.
How do I send a review to my manager?
Open the case under Saved cases and select Send to a colleague. Download a PDF and send it through your organization’s usual channel (recommended), or create a private link for one person who already has an Export Control Studio account with that email. The link shows a read-only copy of your saved review, with the date it was checked, for 30 days. On a screening page, Share these inputs (Send to a colleague on Find the ECCN) is different: the recipient sees a fresh check of the same inputs, not your saved decisions or notes.
How do I keep a workpaper or report an error?
Use the case’s Print / Save PDF action or the module’s download action. Verify the file actually saved and retain it under your organization’s recordkeeping process. For a suspected screening error, use Report a possible error on the result and include the inputs and issue—not sensitive technical information.
Access controls
Your workspace and shared links
Sign-up and sign-in
Export Control Studio uses Clerk sign-in with a verified email address. During free early access anyone can create an account and gets the Guided plan; bulk spreadsheet, AES filing and API access are by request. Creating an account never makes someone an administrator or gives them another user’s saved cases.
User-specific records
Saved cases, product and party profiles, and API keys use server-side ownership checks. Copying a private case URL does not grant another user access. Starting a new review also checks ownership before returning reusable inputs.
Deliberate sharing
Share these inputs links one recipient you name by email to selected screening inputs; Send to a colleague, on a saved case, links them to a read-only copy of that saved review. Only that recipient and you can open a link while signed in. You can revoke an active link from your workspace at any time. Opening a shared link saves nothing to the recipient’s workspace unless they choose to save it. Links expire after 30 days; copied inputs and downloaded files can outlive the link.
Share only with intended recipients.
Administration and credentials
Source-review administration requires a separate administrator allowlist. User isolation is not a promise that hosting or service operators cannot access stored data for administration. Keep API keys secret and revoke unused or exposed keys in API settings.
Data & privacy
What early access handles
Export Control Studio is operated by Anchor Point AI Consulting LLC, a Florida LLC.
This is a plain summary of how the app handles data. The full Privacy Policy is the governing statement.
Provide only what the screening needs
Do not enter classified information, CUI, export-controlled technical data, credentials, personal identity documents, or proprietary technical specifications. Use synthetic data when evaluating the service; for real reviews, enter only ordinary screening identifiers and facts you are authorized to provide.
Processing and storage
Sign-in supplies identity information used to associate records with your account. Saved cases, guided drafts, profiles, shared inputs, feedback, and API-key metadata are stored by the app. Guided progress can also be held in browser session storage.
Screening inputs are processed on the service. Party-name queries are sent to the trade.gov screening service; its handling of those requests is outside this app’s direct control.
The app runs on Cloudflare Workers with Cloudflare D1 for records and R2 for staged files, and uses Clerk for sign-in. Hosting, authentication, and upstream providers may process operational information under their own arrangements. This notice does not promise a specific hosting region or provider-log retention period.
Generating an AES audit download stages the workbook on the server. Access is owner-checked and expires after one hour. The server removes it after preparing a download response or when its expired link is requested; that does not confirm your browser saved a copy. An hourly cleanup job also inspects expired temporary workbooks, and site traffic can trigger cleanup between runs. Backlogs, provider failures or scheduling delays can postpone physical deletion; access expiry does not guarantee deletion at exactly one hour.
Retention, deletion, and your copies
You can download a copy of your data and delete your account from your account page. Deleting your account revokes your API keys and share links immediately and permanently deletes your saved cases, profiles, templates and shares 30 days later; you can cancel during those 30 days. Your sign-in account is then deleted too. Revoked API-key records and feedback reports are kept for 1 year for accountability, then deleted automatically. Deleted data may remain in encrypted database backups for up to 30 days.
You can also delete individual records at any time from your workspace. Deleting a single case does not delete separate share links; revoke those from your workspace. Copies someone already downloaded, printed or saved outside the service are not affected. Share-link expiry prevents opening the link; it is not a universal deletion guarantee, though expired links are removed hourly.
Retain required workpapers in your organization’s approved system. Export Control Studio is not a guaranteed long-term archive.
Glossary
Terms and codes used in results
The same definitions appear when you hover over or focus a dotted term in a result. They are summaries; the official regulation text governs.
Country Groups
From EAR Supplement No. 1 to Part 740 (15 CFR Part 740 on the eCFR). A country can be in several groups. Country Group C is reserved.
Group
What it covers
A
Destinations in the multilateral control regimes (A:1 Wassenaar, A:2 Missile Technology Control Regime, A:3 Australia Group, A:4 Nuclear Suppliers Group) and the License Exception STA groups A:5 and A:6.
A:1
The Wassenaar Arrangement participating states except Malta, Russia and Ukraine. It is close to, but not the same as, the Wassenaar membership list in Supplement No. 1 to Part 743.
A:2
Missile Technology Control Regime partners.
A:3
Australia Group participants (chemical and biological weapons controls).
A:4
Nuclear Suppliers Group participants.
A:5
Destinations used chiefly for the broader use of License Exception STA (§ 740.20(c)(1)).
A:6
Destinations used chiefly for the narrower use of License Exception STA (§ 740.20(c)(2)).
B
A broad group of destinations eligible for several License Exceptions, such as GBS and TSR.
D
Destinations of concern: national security (D:1), nuclear (D:2), chemical and biological (D:3) and missile technology (D:4), and U.S. arms-embargoed countries (D:5).
D:1
Destinations of national security concern.
D:2
Destinations of nuclear nonproliferation concern.
D:3
Destinations of chemical and biological weapons concern.
D:4
Destinations of missile technology concern.
D:5
Countries under a U.S. arms embargo (see also ITAR § 126.1).
E
Terrorist supporting countries (E:1) and countries under a unilateral U.S. embargo (E:2).
E:1
Terrorist supporting countries.
E:2
Countries under a unilateral U.S. embargo.
Terms
146 terms, A to Z.
0–9
0A919
The ECCN for certain foreign-made "military commodities" not subject to the ITAR that incorporate more than a de minimis amount of specified U.S.-origin content (such as "600 series" or 6A002/6A003 items), or are direct products of U.S. "600 series" technology or software. Check the entry for its exact scope.
50 Percent Rule
OFAC guidance under which an entity owned 50 percent or more in aggregate by one or more blocked persons is itself treated as blocked, even if it is not separately listed.
600 series
CCL entries generally covering specified military items transferred from the USML or otherwise listed in the military-focused “600 series.”
9x515
A family of Category 9 ECCNs generally covering specified spacecraft and related items transferred from the USML to the CCL.
A
AECA
Arms Export Control Act, the U.S. statute governing defense-trade controls administered primarily by the State Department.
annual self-classification report
A product-list report to BIS for applicable items self-classified under ENC § 740.17(b)(1). For a calendar year with covered exports, the report is generally due February 1 of the following year; check the full rule and exceptions.
Anti-Terrorism
An EAR reason for control addressing terrorism-related export concerns.
APP
License Exception Computers (15 CFR 740.7). Eligibility depends on the computer, the destination and every § 740.7 condition.
AT
Anti-Terrorism—the EAR reason for control addressing terrorism-related export concerns.
AT1
Anti-Terrorism Column 1 on the Commerce Country Chart.
AT2
Anti-Terrorism Column 2 on the Commerce Country Chart.
B
BIS
Bureau of Industry and Security, the U.S. Commerce Department bureau that administers most of the EAR.
BIS classification request
A product-specific request submitted to BIS through SNAP-R for an official encryption classification. BIS may issue a CCATS response. It is different from an AES shipment filing.
blocked person
A person whose property and interests in property are blocked under applicable sanctions. Confirm status and scope against the controlling OFAC authority.
blocked persons
People or organizations whose property and interests in property are blocked under applicable sanctions. Confirm status and scope against the controlling OFAC authority.
Bureau of Industry and Security
The U.S. Commerce Department bureau that administers most of the EAR; commonly abbreviated BIS.
C
CB
Chemical and Biological Weapons—the EAR reason for control concerning chemical or biological weapons proliferation.
CB1
Chemical and Biological Weapons Column 1 on the Commerce Country Chart.
CB2
Chemical and Biological Weapons Column 2 on the Commerce Country Chart.
CB3
Chemical and Biological Weapons Column 3 on the Commerce Country Chart.
CC
Crime Control—the EAR reason for control covering specified law-enforcement, restraint, surveillance, and related items.
CC1
Crime Control Column 1 on the Commerce Country Chart.
CC2
Crime Control Column 2 on the Commerce Country Chart.
CC3
Crime Control Column 3 on the Commerce Country Chart.
CCATS
Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System. A CCATS is the reference number for a BIS commodity-classification determination or related submission.
CCL
Commerce Control List—the EAR list of controlled items organized by ECCN.
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations, the codification of general and permanent rules published by U.S. federal agencies.
CIV
Former License Exception Civil End-Users. § 740.5 is now License Exception SPP (2025), and CCL entries no longer list CIV; some EAR text, such as § 743.1, still names it.
classified information
Information formally classified for U.S. national-security purposes—not merely confidential or proprietary company information.
Commerce Control List
The EAR list of controlled items organized by ECCN; commonly abbreviated CCL.
Commodity Jurisdiction
The formal DDTC process for determining whether a particular article or service is covered by the U.S. Munitions List.
Consolidated Screening List
A U.S. government search resource combining export-screening lists maintained by the Departments of Commerce, State, and the Treasury.
Controlled Unclassified Information
Government information requiring safeguarding even though it is not classified national-security information; commonly abbreviated CUI.
Country Chart
The Commerce Country Chart in EAR Part 738, used to compare an ECCN's reason-for-control column with a destination.
Country Group
A destination grouping in EAR Supplement No. 1 to Part 740. Different rules and License Exceptions use different Country Groups.
CSL
Consolidated Screening List, a U.S. government search resource combining multiple Commerce, State, and Treasury screening lists.
CUI
Controlled Unclassified Information—government information requiring safeguarding even though it is not classified national-security information.
CW
Chemical Weapons Convention—the EAR reason for control associated with Chemical Weapons Convention obligations.
CWC
Chemical Weapons Convention, an international treaty addressing chemical weapons.
D
DDTC
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, the U.S. State Department office that administers the ITAR.
deemed export
Under the EAR, a release of controlled technology or source code to a foreign person in the United States, treated as an export to that person's relevant country.
deemed reexport
Under the EAR, a release outside the United States of controlled technology or source code to a foreign person of another country, treated as a reexport to that person's relevant country.
defense article
An item or technical data designated on the USML. The complete ITAR definition and exclusions control.
defense articles
Items or technical data designated on the USML. The complete ITAR definition and exclusions control.
defense service
Specified assistance, training, or technical-data activity for a foreign person covered by the ITAR. The exact § 120.32 definition controls.
defense services
Specified assistance, training, or technical-data activities for foreign persons covered by the ITAR. The exact § 120.32 definition controls.
Denied Persons List
A BIS list of persons denied export privileges. The controlling denial order determines which dealings are prohibited.
DPL
Denied Persons List, a BIS list of persons denied export privileges.
DSP-5
DDTC application used for permanent export of unclassified defense articles and certain related unclassified technical data or defense services.
DSP-61
DDTC application and license for temporary import of unclassified defense articles.
DSP-73
DDTC application and license for temporary export of unclassified defense articles.
DSP-83
Nontransfer and Use Certificate used when required for specified classified or significant military equipment transactions.
DSP-85
DDTC application for permanent or temporary export, or temporary import, of classified defense articles and classified technical data.
E
EAR
Export Administration Regulations, administered primarily by the U.S. Department of Commerce through BIS.
EAR99
An item subject to the EAR but not described by an ECCN on the CCL. EAR99 does not mean unrestricted or automatically eligible for export.
ECCN
Export Control Classification Number—a five-character CCL classification. Export Control Studio also uses the complete item-level paragraph suffix when one exists.
eCFR
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, the continuously updated online CFR. It is authoritative but is not the official legal edition of the CFR.
EI
Encryption Items—the EAR reason for control for specified information-security items.
end use
The ultimate application or purpose for which an exported item will be used.
end user
The ultimate person or organization that receives or uses the item.
Entity List
A BIS list imposing additional license requirements on specified exports, reexports, or transfers involving listed persons. Each entry states its scope and licensing policy.
exemption
An ITAR regulatory authorization that may be used only when every condition of the cited provision is satisfied and no restriction bars it.
Export Administration Regulations
The U.S. Commerce export-control regulations administered primarily by BIS; commonly abbreviated EAR.
F
FC
Firearms Convention—the EAR reason for control connected to the inter-American firearms convention.
FC1
Firearms Convention Column 1 on the Commerce Country Chart.
Federal Register
The U.S. government’s official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, notices, and certain sanctions or denial actions.
FPA
Focal plane array, an image-sensing detector array used in certain optical and infrared systems.
fuzzy search
A similarity-based name search that can find spelling variations. A fuzzy result is a candidate to review, not a confirmed identity match.
G
GBS
License Exception Shipments to Country Group B. Eligibility depends on the exact conditions in EAR Part 740.
GOV
License Exception GOV (15 CFR 740.11), covering governments, international organizations, Chemical Weapons Convention inspections and the International Space Station. Each use has its own conditions.
I
ITAR
International Traffic in Arms Regulations, administered by the U.S. Department of State through DDTC.
L
L-100
Lockheed's legacy L-382-family civil/commercial cargo version of the C-130 Hercules. ECCN 9A610.b refers to L-100 aircraft manufactured before 2013.
L-382
The civil model designation associated with the legacy L-100 Hercules aircraft family.
License Exception
An EAR authorization that may permit a transaction without an individual license only when every stated eligibility condition is satisfied.
License Exceptions
EAR authorizations that may permit transactions without individual licenses only when every stated eligibility condition is satisfied.
license policy
The agency’s stated approach to reviewing license applications for a listed party or controlled transaction; it is separate from whether a license is required.
license requirement
A rule requiring government authorization before a covered export, reexport, transfer, or other transaction may proceed.
LM-100J
A later civil-certified commercial freighter derived from the C-130J. The 9A610 entry treats it separately from the legacy L-100 in paragraph .b.
LVS
License Exception Limited Value Shipments. Eligibility depends on the ECCN-specific value limit and every condition in EAR Part 740.
M
Manufacturing License Agreement
A DDTC-approved agreement for foreign manufacturing of defense articles involving controlled technical data or defense services; commonly abbreviated MLA.
mass market
Encryption items that meet every condition of the Cryptography Note (Note 3 to Category 5, Part 2): sold to the public without restriction from stock at retail, encryption the user cannot easily change, designed for the user to install without substantial supplier support, and details available to BIS on request (components and executable software of such items can qualify too). Once classified under § 740.17(b), they are 5A992.c or 5D992.c instead of 5A002 or 5D002.
MEU
Military End User List, a BIS list relevant to specified military-end-user controls.
military commodity
As defined in ECCN 0A919, an article, material or supply described on the USML or the Wassenaar Munitions List, excluding software, technology, xx018 items and "600 series" items.
military end use
A term the EAR defines rule by rule (for example 15 CFR 744.21(f) and 744.17(d)). Check the definition in the rule that applies.
military end user
A term the EAR defines rule by rule. Under 15 CFR 744.21 it has its own definition (§ 744.21(f)); under § 744.9 it covers national armed services, the national guard and national police, government intelligence or reconnaissance organizations, and anyone whose actions or functions are intended to support military end uses.
Military End User List
A BIS list identifying certain foreign parties for military-end-user controls. Applicable requirements depend on the item, destination, end use, and current EAR rule.
military end-user
A term the EAR defines rule by rule. Under 15 CFR 744.9 it covers national armed services, the national guard and national police, government intelligence or reconnaissance organizations, and anyone whose actions or functions are intended to support military end uses. § 744.21 uses its own definition.
military end-uses
A term the EAR defines rule by rule (for example 15 CFR 744.21(f) and 744.17(d)). Check the definition in the rule that applies.
Missile Technology Control Regime
A multilateral export-control arrangement for missiles, unmanned delivery systems, and related items; commonly abbreviated MTCR.
MLA
Manufacturing License Agreement, a DDTC-approved agreement for foreign manufacturing of defense articles involving controlled technical data or defense services.
MMIC
Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit, a microwave-frequency integrated circuit fabricated on a single semiconductor substrate.
MT
Missile Technology—the EAR reason for control addressing missile and unmanned-delivery-system proliferation.
MT1
Missile Technology Column 1 on the Commerce Country Chart.
MTCR
Missile Technology Control Regime. On the USML, an “MT” parenthetical identifies an article on the MTCR Annex.
N
name similarity
A fuzzy-search ranking showing how closely names resemble one another. It does not establish that two parties are the same.
nationally classified
Formally classified for national-security purposes—not merely confidential or proprietary company information.
NLR
No License Required—an EAR export authorization designation, not a conclusion that the transaction is unrestricted or exempt from screening.
NP
Nuclear Nonproliferation—the EAR reason for control addressing nuclear proliferation concerns.
NP1
Nuclear Nonproliferation Column 1 on the Commerce Country Chart.
NP2
Nuclear Nonproliferation Column 2 on the Commerce Country Chart.
NS
National Security—the EAR reason for control protecting U.S. national-security interests.
NS1
National Security Column 1 on the Commerce Country Chart.
NS2
National Security Column 2 on the Commerce Country Chart.
O
OFAC
Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Treasury office that administers economic and trade sanctions.
Office of Foreign Assets Control
The U.S. Treasury office that administers economic and trade sanctions; commonly abbreviated OFAC.
P
potential match
A screening candidate whose name or other information may resemble the searched party. It is not a confirmed match and must be resolved using additional identifiers.
R
reexport
A subsequent export from one foreign country to another. The precise scope differs under the EAR and ITAR and can include specified releases or transfers.
reexported
Exported again from one foreign country to another. The precise scope differs under the EAR and ITAR and can include specified releases or transfers.
retransfer
Under the ITAR, a change in end use, end user, destination, or other specified disposition of a previously exported defense article or defense service.
RFF
License Exception Restricted Fabrication Facility under EAR § 740.26. It is a narrow authorization for certain transactions involving specified semiconductor fabrication facilities and applies only when every item, end-use, notification, and recordkeeping condition is satisfied; specified ECCNs are excluded.
RPV
Remotely Piloted Vehicle, an aircraft operated by a pilot from a remote location.
RS
Regional Stability—the EAR reason for control addressing exports that may affect stability in a region.
RS1
Regional Stability Column 1 on the Commerce Country Chart.
RS2
Regional Stability Column 2 on the Commerce Country Chart.
S
SDN
Specially Designated National or blocked person listed by OFAC. A confirmed identity match can carry blocking and transaction prohibitions.
semi-annual sales report
A report to BIS identifying specified encryption exports, including items, recipients, and quantities. It applies only to certain ENC categories and transactions, subject to exclusions; the reporting periods have August 1 and February 1 deadlines.
Sensitive List
The Wassenaar Arrangement's list of more sensitive dual-use items, given by ECCN in EAR Supplement No. 6 to Part 774.
SI
Significant Items—the EAR reason for control applied to certain especially sensitive items.
Significant Military Equipment
USML articles in a paragraph marked with an asterisk, or in any paragraph beneath one (22 CFR 120.10(c)), plus specified directly related technical data. Additional ITAR requirements can apply; commonly abbreviated SME.
SL
Surreptitious Listening—the EAR reason for control applied to specified covert-listening items.
SME
Significant Military Equipment—USML articles in a paragraph marked with an asterisk, or in any paragraph beneath one (22 CFR 120.10(c)), plus specified directly related technical data. Additional ITAR requirements can apply.
SNAP-R
BIS's online system for submitting classification requests and license applications. An ENC classification request is a product review, not a shipment filing.
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List
OFAC’s principal list of blocked persons and entities, commonly called the SDN List.
specially designed
A formal regulatory classification test—not an ordinary-language judgment. The EAR uses § 772.1; the ITAR uses 22 CFR § 120.41.
SS
Short Supply—the EAR reason for control protecting domestic availability of specified scarce commodities.
STA
License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization. It may be used only when the item, destination, consignee, and all § 740.20 conditions qualify.
T
TAA
Technical Assistance Agreement, a DDTC-approved agreement generally used to furnish covered defense services or disclose technical data to foreign persons.
Technical Assistance Agreement
A DDTC-approved agreement generally used to furnish covered defense services or disclose technical data to foreign persons; commonly abbreviated TAA.
technical data
A regulatory term whose precise scope differs by regime. Under the ITAR it includes specified information required for defense articles; under the EAR related information may be controlled as technology.
temporary export
An export intended for the article to return or otherwise receive authorized disposition within the applicable authorization period.
temporary import
An import intended for the article to be exported again or otherwise receive authorized disposition within the applicable authorization period.
transfer (in-country)
Under the EAR, a change in end use or end user of an item within the same foreign country.
TSR
License Exception Technology and Software under Restriction (15 CFR 740.6), for national-security-only controls, to Country Group B destinations (except Sudan and Ukraine). It covers only technology and software the CCL entry marks TSR-eligible, and requires the recipient's written assurance.
U
U.S. Munitions List
The ITAR list of defense articles and defense services in 22 CFR Part 121; commonly abbreviated USML.
UAV
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, an aircraft operated without a human pilot aboard.
UN
United Nations—the EAR reason for control implementing specified U.N. embargo or Security Council measures.
Unverified List
A BIS list of foreign persons whose bona fides could not be verified. A listing is a red flag and carries additional EAR requirements.
USML
U.S. Munitions List, the ITAR list of defense articles and defense services in 22 CFR Part 121.
UVL
Unverified List, a BIS list of foreign persons whose bona fides could not be verified.
V
Validated End-User
An authorization (15 CFR 748.15) under which BIS-approved end users in certain countries may receive specified items without an individual license.
VEU
Validated End-User: an authorization (15 CFR 748.15) under which BIS-approved end users in certain countries may receive specified items without an individual license.
W
Warehouse and Distribution Agreement
A DDTC-approved agreement for specified overseas warehousing and distribution of defense articles; commonly abbreviated WDA.
Wassenaar Arrangement
A multilateral arrangement of 42 participating states that coordinates export controls on conventional arms and dual-use items. Many EAR entries come from its lists.
Wassenaar participating states
The 42 members of the Wassenaar Arrangement, listed in EAR Supplement No. 1 to Part 743. Exports to them need no § 743.1 report.
Wassenaar Sensitive List
The Wassenaar Arrangement's list of more sensitive dual-use items, given by ECCN in EAR Supplement No. 6 to Part 774. Some License Exception, STA and VEU exports of these items to non-Wassenaar countries must be reported to BIS (15 CFR 743.1).
WDA
Warehouse and Distribution Agreement, a DDTC-approved agreement for specified overseas warehousing and distribution of defense articles.
Scope & limitations
Decision support, not authorization
Export Control Studio is preliminary informational software, not legal advice, an official government determination, a classification certification, or a substitute for a qualified compliance reviewer. No attorney-client relationship is created by using the tool.
Results depend on the accuracy and completeness of your inputs, the implemented rule coverage, and the available source data. Missing facts, source delays, software errors, and controls outside the evaluated scope can change the answer. Official authorities govern; links to them do not imply government endorsement.
EAR and ITAR workflows have different coverage. ITAR triage does not determine jurisdiction, certify a USML classification, issue a DDTC license, or verify every exemption condition. Party screening does not establish identity or beneficial ownership. AES audit results do not certify a filing.
License Exceptions GFT, APR, AGR, CCD, SCP, MED are not reviewed; check each one's conditions in Part 740 yourself if it may fit. Post-shipment reports for certain high-performance computer exports (15 CFR 743.2) are not checked.
A user-selected case status such as “Completed” is a workflow label—not government approval or Export Control Studio authorization. Do not rely on a status label, a promising checklist, or a saved workpaper alone to release a shipment.
Prices are on the Plans page. Payments are closed during free early access.
What each plan includes
Feature
Guided
Operations
Integration
Guided EAR and ITAR reviews, party screening, classification search, saved cases and profiles
Included
Included
Included
Bulk spreadsheet screening and AES-202 filing audits
Not included
Included
Included
API keys and the bulk-screening API
Not included
Not included
Included
Users
1 named user
1 named user
1 named user
Support
Email, reply within 2 business days
Email, reply within 2 business days
Email, reply within 2 business days
Each subscription is for 1 named user. Each person who uses Export Control Studio needs their own account and plan.
Support is by email only. We reply within 2 business days. We do not give legal advice. Support email: support@exportcontrolstudio.com (open in your email app).
Usage limits
There is no monthly volume cap. These per-minute limits apply on every plan:
Activity
Limit
Party searches
24 per minute
EAR screens
30 per minute
ITAR screens
30 per minute
Classification searches
45 per minute
Bulk screening files
50 rows per file, 6 files per minute
AES-202 filing audits
8 per minute
API requests (Integration plan)
30 requests per minute per key, up to 50 rows each
There is no monthly volume cap. The per-minute limits protect the service for everyone; automated or bulk use that goes beyond normal use of one named user's own export reviews, or that tries to get around these limits, may be limited or suspended after notice.
Free trial
New accounts can try any plan free for 15 days. No card is required. Each account gets one free trial. Accounts invited to the pilot do not get a separate trial, because their access continues for 30 days after paid plans open. Accounts that signed up during free early access do not get a separate trial either: their 15 free days start when paid plans open. If you have not added a payment method when the trial ends, the trial stops and your account becomes read-only (see Your data below). Add a payment method during the trial to keep your plan without a break.
During the free trial you can run up to 25 party searches and 1 bulk screening file a day, and API keys become available when your paid plan starts. Daily trial limits reset at midnight UTC; paid plans have no daily cap.
Billing
Subject to final terms.
Plans renew automatically at the end of each month or year until you cancel.
You can cancel at any time in Manage billing. You keep access until the end of the period you have paid for.
We do not give refunds for part of a period. If you cancel a yearly plan within 14 days of paying for it, email support and we will refund it in full.
Upgrades take effect immediately. You pay the prorated difference for the rest of the current period.
Downgrades take effect at your next renewal.
Your data
You can download a copy of your data at any time from your account page.
If you close your account, your saved records are deleted 30 days later. You can cancel the closure during those 30 days.
If your plan or free trial ends, you keep read-only access to your saved cases, profiles and templates, and you can download your data, for 90 days. New reviews need a plan. After 90 days the saved records are no longer shown in the workspace. They are not deleted unless you close your account, and the download stays available on your account page.
Keep your own copy. Export Control Studio is not your recordkeeping system. The regulations require you to keep export records yourself, generally for five years: 15 CFR 762.6 (EAR), 15 CFR 30.10 (AES filings) and 22 CFR 122.5 (ITAR).
Early access and pilot accounts
Accounts that signed up during free early access keep everything they have saved when paid plans open. They get 15 days free, counted from the day paid plans open, then need a plan to run new reviews. Nothing is charged until you choose a plan at checkout.
Accounts invited to the pilot keep everything they have saved when paid plans open. Nothing is charged until you choose a plan at checkout. Their access continues for 30 days after paid plans open, so there is time to decide.
Founding-member offer for invited pilot users: 30% off your first year when you subscribe within 60 days of paid plans opening. Enter the founding-member promotion code we send you at checkout.
Use it only with authorization and lawful, appropriate screening data. Do not share credentials, attempt to access another person’s records, or bypass access controls.
Verify inputs and unresolved conditions before acting. You remain responsible for your export and sanctions decisions.
Functionality and source coverage change as regulations change. No uptime, completeness, certification, or error-free-operation guarantee is given.
Fair use: There is no monthly volume cap. The per-minute limits protect the service for everyone; automated or bulk use that goes beyond normal use of one named user's own export reviews, or that tries to get around these limits, may be limited or suspended after notice.
When paid plans open: Support is by email only. We reply within 2 business days. We do not give legal advice. Support email: support@exportcontrolstudio.com (open in your email app).
For a possible exposure of another user’s data, stop accessing it and email support@exportcontrolstudio.com privately. Share the page and time of the issue, not copied records or secrets. For a regulatory-result concern, use the result’s reporting action and keep your shipment on hold until the issue is resolved through your compliance process.