In our continuing effort to keep MWTA members updated and advised on current Trade Compliance issues, the Compliance Committee is providing the following information on the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) website regarding available training videos and webinars.

The training sessions located in the BIS Online Training Room, cover a wide variety of export topics.

• They include:
• Export Control Basics
• Classifying your Item and Determining if you Need a License
• General Prohibitions including Prohibited End-users and End-uses & Activities
• Using License Exceptions
• License Application and Supporting Documentation
• Export Clearance and Recordkeeping
• Introduction to BIS Deemed Export Policies
• Overview of Antiboycott Provisions of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
• Elements of an Effective Export Compliance Program
• Automated Export Systems Electronic Export Information System (EEI) Filings

Training is available in videos and webinars. Transcripts are available for all of the videos. The BIS site also offers a pdf. Document with much of the information outlined in the videos. In addition, a link is also provided to archived webinars.

The BIS Online Training Room can be accessed at: http://www.bis.doc.gov/seminarsandtraining/seminar-training.htm