The United States has imposed restrictions on certain kinds of information and items are shipped out of the country since the 1940s. In general, US Export Control regulations cover four main types of University activities:

1. Transfers of controlled information, including technical data to persons and entities outside the United States;



2. Shipment of controlled physical items, such as scientific equipment, biological samples, high tech instruments or computers that require export licenses from the United States to a foreign country;



3. Verbal, written, electronic, or visual disclosures of controlled scientific and technical information related to export controlled items to foreign nationals (“deemed exports”), even when it occurs within the United States; and



4. Travel to certain sanctioned or embargoed countries for purposes of teaching or performing research.

These requirements are not new, and are specific for each type of material and or technology as well as to the specific country to which it is being transferred. The activities are governed by complex federal regulations that cross several agencies.

In order to help the faculty navigate through these requirements the UC system has purchased and is licensing a new software tool to assist campuses with export control compliance. The software system performs many tasks. The most useful feature is the will help staff members determine if export permits or export licenses are required. Training is currently underway.

Staff from Environmental Health and Safety and other departments will be able to assist you with items you are sending out of the country.

For assistance please contact one of the following:

Robert Eaton Office of Environmental Health and Safety
bob.eaton@ucsf.edu
415-502-8653

Eugene Lau Compliance Coordinator
eugene.lau@ucsf.edu
415-472-2506

Erik Lium Office of Sponsored Research
katherine.ho@ucsf.edu
415-353-4441

Export controls information at other University of California institutions

University of California Irvine

University of California Santa Cruz

University of California Office of the President

University of California Berkeley

University of California Los Angeles