Cornell University Office of Research Integrity and Assurance

• General Information
  • Export Controls Affecting University Research
  • Consequences for Funding
  • List of Export Controlled Items
• General Prohibitions
• Humanities &
  Social Sciences
  • Primer
  • Decision Tree: International Travel or Research Activities
• Science & Engineering
  • Primer
  • Space-Related Transfers
  • Decision Trees
  • I: Purchasing or Using Equipment
  • II: Travel Outside the U.S.
  • III: Sharing Technology or Technical Data with Non-U.S. Persons
• Regulatory Updates
• Current Regulations

Introduction to Export Controls Compliance

Cornell is committed to maintaining the public trust in its compliance with the laws and regulations that govern its conduct of research and scholarly activities, including those governing the export and import of physical/tangible items, information, and software.

For that purpose, the Office of Research Integrity & Assurance (ORIA) has devised two separate primers and sets of decision trees on export controls for researchers and administrators in (1) the humanities and social sciences and (2) science and engineering.

You may go directly to the appropriate Decision Tree in the left-hand column of tabs before traveling abroad, purchasing or using research equipment or sharing technology or technical data with a non-U.S. person.

To easily assess the issues for your entire project under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), please use these EAR and ITAR Decision Trees.

If you are involved with space-related research, please be sure to use the ITAR Decision Tree. You can also, if you wish, read general information about Space-Related Transfers of items, software or technical data.

As you access these resources, remember these two concepts:

(A) Export controls address items, information, and software:

(B) If your export is controlled, you do not necessarily need a license.