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Export Categories: Export Controls Updated: 05.29.2025 Created: 02.01.2021 To send or take controlled tangible items, software, or information out of the United States in any manner (including hand-carried), to transfer ownership or control of controlled tangible items, software, or information to a foreign person, or to disclose information about controlled items, software, or information to a foreign government or foreign person. The controlled tangible item, software or information being sent or taken out of the United States is also referred to as an "export." Policies Definitions …

Export Controlled Development Technology Categories: Export Controls Updated: 05.29.2025 Created: 02.01.2021 Unpublished or disclosure-restricted information or software source code (binary code is okay) related to an export controlled item and required prior to serial production, such as: design, design research, design analyses, design concepts, assembly and testing of prototypes, pilot production schemes, design data, process of transforming design data into a product, configuration design, integration design, layouts. Stanford-generated development technology or source code, as a result …

Export Controlled Production Technology Categories: Export Controls Updated: 05.29.2025 Created: 02.01.2021 Unpublished or disclosure-restricted information or software source code (binary code is okay) related to an export controlled item and required in production stages, such as: product engineering, manufacture, integration, assembly (mounting), inspection, testing, quality assurance. Stanford-generated production technology or source code, as a result of university fundamental research, is not export-controlled. Policies Definitions Resources How To Ship or Hand-carry Stanford Owned or …

Export Controlled Use Technology Categories: Export Controls Updated: 05.29.2025 Created: 02.01.2021 Unpublished or disclosure-restricted dual-use information or software source code (binary code is okay) related to an export controlled item and required for the “operation, installation maintenance, repair, overhaul, and refurbishing” of an item or software. If technology released to a foreign national for use of an item or software does not meet all of these attributes, then it does not qualify as “use technology.” Stanford-generated use technology or source code, as a result of university …

Foreign Person Categories: Export Controls Updated: 05.29.2025 Created: 02.01.2021 Anyone who is not a "US Person" (see US Person definition on this page).  Examples of foreign persons are students, post-doctoral scholars, or research staff in F-1 or J-1 status, and Stanford foreign national employees in H1-B status.  A foreign person also means any foreign corporation, business association, partnership, or any other entity or group that is not incorporated to do business in the US. Foreign persons may include international organizations, foreign governments and any agency or subdivision of …

Fundamental Research Categories: Export Controls Updated: 05.29.2025 Created: 02.01.2021 The concept of "fundamental research" was established by National Security Decision Directive 189 (see Related Items Below). NSDD 189 defines fundamental research as: "Basic and applied research in science and engineering where the resulting information is to be shared broadly within the scientific community, as distinguished from proprietary research and from industrial development, design, production, and product utilization, the results of which ordinarily are restricted for proprietary or national …

ITAR-listed Categories: Export Controls Updated: 12.04.2025 Created: 02.01.2021 Items, information, software (collectively "defense articles") and technical assistance ("defense services") specially designed or adapted for military use or which "provide a critical military or intelligence advantage." Defense articles include certain research satellites other and space science instruments.  Defense articles and defense services are identified on the ITAR's US Munitions List . ITAR-listed items that are not the tangible products of university fundamental research generally require a license for …

Reexport Categories: Export Controls Updated: 05.29.2025 Created: 02.01.2021 An actual shipment or transmission of controlled tangible items, software, or information from one foreign country to another foreign country. The export or reexport of controlled tangible items, software, or information that will transit through a country or countries, or will be unloaded in a country or countries for reloading and shipment to a new country, or are intended for reexport to the new country, are deemed to be exports to the new country. Policies Definitions Resources How To Ship or Hand-carry Stanford …

US Person Categories: Export Controls Updated: 05.29.2025 Created: 02.01.2021 A citizen of United States, a lawful permanent resident alien of the US, (a Green Card holder), a refugee or someone here as a protected political asylee or under amnesty. US persons also include organizations and entities, such as universities, incorporated in the US. The general rule is that only US persons are eligible to receive controlled items, software or information without first obtaining an export license from the appropriate agency unless a license exception or exclusion is available. Policies Definitions …

Export Controls Decision Tree: Non-Disclosure Agreement On this page Categories: Export Controls Did an external sponsor, vendor, collaborator or other third party provide the item, information or software to be shared, shipped, hand carried, transmitted or transferred under a Non-Disclosure Agreement or a Confidentiality Agreement (1) ? YES             NO (1)  A reminder about NDAs and similar confidentiality agreements: Stanford faculty may be asked to accept confidential, proprietary, or export controlled data or material as part of a research project subject to a Non-Disclosure Agreement …