What types of items does the Department of Commerce regulate?
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) implements and enforces the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The EAR regulate the export and reexport of most commercial items. We often refer to the items that BIS regulates as “dual-use” items because they have both commercial and military or proliferation applications, but purely commercial items without an obvious military use also are subject to the EAR.
