Export Controls are laws and regulations that govern the transfer or disclosure of goods, technology and funds originating in one country to persons or entities based or having citizenship in another country. This applies even if the regulated items are not crossing an international border. In the United States, export control regulations are implemented by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Department of State, Department of Treasury through Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) respectively. 

These regulations apply to both U.S. and non-U.S. persons within the