From the website of the Bureau of Industry and Security: "All parties to U.S. export transactions must ensure their exports fully comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements. Compliance not only involves controlled goods and technologies, but also restrictions on shipping to certain countries, companies, organizations, and/or individuals."

Below are links to U.S. government agencies that play a part in export regulation:

• Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
• Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
• State Dept., Defense Trade Controls
• U.S. Customs & Border Protection
• Export Administration Regulations
• Denied Persons List and Other Lists To Check
• Embargoed Countries
• Antiboycott Compliance
• BIS Basic Training