Barloworld, a South Africa-based industrial equipment company, said it may have violated U.S. export controls and has disclosed the issue to the Bureau of Industry and Security.

A Texas-based freight forwarder will pay the Office of Foreign Assets Control more than $1.6 million to settle allegations that it violated sanctions against Venezuela and Iran. OFAC said company employees bypassed its sanctions compliance program procedures by working with a designated Venezuelan airline and an Iran-linked aircraft to transport goods from Mexico to a customer in Argentina.

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Kimberly Prost, an International Criminal Court judge sanctioned by the Office of Foreign Assets Control last month, suggested that her designation may not meet OFAC sanctions criteria and that she’s considering challenging it. Although the listing has had “serious” financial and psychological effects on her and other ICC judges designated by the Trump administration this year, she said the court will continue its investigations.

The Bureau of Industry and Security is revoking Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's status as a validated end-user, which allows the company to ship certain chip equipment to China under a general authorization, the company said Sept. 2.

A newly required annual report to Congress on certain dual-use export license applications could cause exporters to be more cautious about seeking those licenses, a trade lawyer said in an interview.

The Bureau of Industry and Security is removing Chinese affiliates of Samsung and SK hynix from its Validated End-User List, making them ineligible for a general authorization that had allowed them to receive certain controlled technology for their Chinese factories.

House lawmakers have proposed dozens of export control-, sanctions- and foreign investment-related amendments to their chamber’s version of the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including measures aimed at China, Russia and Turkey.

The Bureau of Industry and Security will ease export controls on Syria Sept. 2 by creating a new license exception for the country, making it eligible for a broader set of existing exceptions and revising current BIS license review policies for Syria to “be more favorable.”

New guidance from U.S. national security agencies warns academic institutions and researchers to guard against increasing attempts by China and others to illegally acquire research, expertise or export controlled technologies. It also recommends steps researchers should take to make sure they don’t violate export laws, including if they’re involved in a foreign talent recruitment program or collaborating on research with people from another country.