This site is maintained by staff of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies to share insights into trade compliance topics. It includes:

  • CNS research on export controls
  • Introductory series on export controls, proliferation finance, and other topics
  • Sectoral guidance on export controls on export controls in an era of strategic competition

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Invite to 29 Sept launch event for sectoral guidance

 The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) invites you to a launch event on its sectoral guidance focused on export controls in an era of strategic competition for countries in the European timezones. This event will take place on September 29 from 2-4PM EET, 7-9AM EST. This event is to introduce the ‘Sectoral Guidance’ that CNS has developed with input from industry related to the implementation of export controls in an era of strategic competition.

New CNS DC Website Focused on Trade Compliance and Guidance for Emerging Technology Sectors

CNS DC

CNS’s office in Washington, DC today launched a website focused on export control compliance topics. CNS in DC is undertaking research into export controls for emerging technology controls, particularly in the context of strategic competition. As part of that research, the DC office has developed guidance for several emerging technology sectors on how best to ensure compliance with export controls and nonproliferation aims more broadly. A central purpose of the website therefore is to distill the sectoral guidance generated as a result of this research.

THE 2021 DAN-BUNKERING CASE AND DUE DILIGENCE

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INTRODUCTION 

In December 2021, a Danish court fined and convicted the Dan Bunkering shipping firm and its parent company, Bunker Holdings, millions for dollars and gave a four-month suspended prison to the company’s CEO over a European Union sanctions-busting scheme.[1] The company was convicted of selling jet fuel to Russian companies, which in turn transferred the fuel on to Syria in contravention of EU sanctions. The company, which is the largest bunker supplier in the world, is alleged to have made 33 sales of jet fuel worth $102 million between 2015 and 2017.[2]  

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RUSSIA’S SEMICONDUCTOR CATASTROPHE: HOW EXPORT CONTROLS AND SANCTIONS WILL AFFECT RUSSIA

Russia Semiconductors

New export controls on semiconductors to Russia, in combination with sanctions impacting the Russian economy. Some estimates put the trade of semiconductors to Russia at $50 billion.[1] But these impressive number bely the fact that Russia buys end products with chips and integrated circuits and does not have a strong industrial base to produce cutting edge semiconductors themselves despite attempts by the Kremlin to build a domestic production capacity.[2]

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RUSSIA’S AEROSPACE CATASTROPHE: HOW EXPORT CONTROLS AND SANCTIONS WILL AFFECT RUSSIA

Russian Aircraft
Russia’s civil aviation sector is already in a deep crisis due to the growing package of export control and sanctions leveled against the country. The sanctions and export controls are affecting the country’s civil air fleet on multiple levels and exacerbating decades of neglect in key sectors of the country’s industrial base. The U.S. and EU sanctions, in particular, have led companies to freeze technical support, spare parts, supply of aircraft, leasing of aircraft, and maintenance to Russia. Around 700 of Russia approximately 900 aircraft designed for civil aviation will be affected in one way or another. Russia’s civil air fleet is overwhelmingly reliant on Western manufactured engines. Previous rounds of sanctions have stimulated Russia’s domestic development of composite materials and avionics, but full commercial engines will be a difficult transition in conditions of near autarky. Aviation data acquired by the Wall Street Journal shows that of commercial aircraft serving of in storage in Russia, there are 370 Boeing aircraft and 345 Airbus. The third most-popular planes are produced by Sukhoi, but these airframes are reliant on joint Russian-Western partnerships. According to the analysis of the Wall Street Journal, only 17% of Russia’s domestic air fleet is domestically produced.

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