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Update: AUKUS Milestone: Export License Requirements for Australia and the UK Significantly Eased through US Department of Commerce Interim Final Rule, and US State Department Issues Proposed New ITAR Exemption
The following is an updated version of an advisory first issued on April 30. The original advisory addressed only the Department of Commerce Interim Final Rule. It has been updated to address the subsequent Department of State Proposed Rule.ย
In accordance with the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), on April 19, 2024, the US Department of Commerceโs Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an Interim Final Rule (the โIFRโ) that dramatically reduced export license requirements for exports, reexports, and transfers of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to and within Australia and the UK.
On May 1, 2024, the US Department of State (DoS) followed up with a Proposed Rule that would implement a new exemption for certain exports of defense articles and services to Australia and the UK under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), as well as an expedited decision-making process for license applications for export of certain defense articles and services to Australia, the UK, and Canada.
To read this advisory in its entirety, please click below.
