Entity List
An export control list maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). Entities on the list must obtain a license before acquiring U.S.-origin goods, technology, or software, making it a central instrument of U.S. technology export controls.
Core Facts
Timeline (last 90 days)
The Entity List and the Unverified List directly cut off procurement channels for specific Chinese entities, and are enforced by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).
Violating the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) can lead to criminal prosecution, hefty fines, and Entity List sanctions.
If a cloud service provider is found to have participated in illegal transshipment, it may be placed on BIS's Entity List, thereby cutting off its access to US technology and chips.
A Chinese manufacturer may be placed on both the Entity List (unable to buy American chips) and the Covered List (unable to sell its products into the U.S. market).
The FCC Covered List differs from the Commerce Department's Entity List: the former blocks products from entering the U.S. market by cutting off FCC equipment authorization, while the latter targets specific companies with export controls
Foreign entities placed on the BIS Entity List must obtain a special license in advance when acquiring U.S. technology subject to the EAR, and applications are reviewed under a presumption of denial.
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The FCC Covered List differs from the Commerce Department's Entity List: the former blocks products from entering the U.S. market by cutting off FCC equipment authorization, while the latter targets specific companies with export controls
65%UnverifiedThe Entity List and the Unverified List directly cut off procurement channels for specific Chinese entities, and are enforced by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).
50%UnverifiedViolating the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) can lead to criminal prosecution, hefty fines, and Entity List sanctions.
50%UnverifiedIf a cloud service provider is found to have participated in illegal transshipment, it may be placed on BIS's Entity List, thereby cutting off its access to US technology and chips.
50%UnverifiedA Chinese manufacturer may be placed on both the Entity List (unable to buy American chips) and the Covered List (unable to sell its products into the U.S. market).
50%UnverifiedForeign entities placed on the BIS Entity List must obtain a special license in advance when acquiring U.S. technology subject to the EAR, and applications are reviewed under a presumption of denial.
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