Export Controls

Decision Tree II:

Does your overseas travel plan raise an issue under U.S. export controls or sanctions or embargo programs?

You should consult this Decision Tree before you embark on a trip outside the United States, especially if you plan to:

• Travel to Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, North Korea, or Burma; OR
  
  
• Travel with a computerized tool of trade such as a laptop, whether personal or university-owned; OR
  
  
  These items are export-controlled to protect their technology and operating software (which is often encrypted), as well as any controlled information (i.e., NOT public information, fundamental research results, or educational information) stored therein.
  
  
• Take with you in your baggage or pocket, or otherwise transfer outside the United States in conjunction with your trip, any other physical/tangible items such as chemicals, biological or agricultural materials, prototypes, research samples, or items of equipment.
  
  
  Department administrators are reminded that under federal law, anyone offering hazardous materials (whether biological, chemical, or radioactive) for transportation must comply with the appropriate regulations and be certified by Cornell's Environmental Health and Safety Office (EH & S). If you are not so certified, please call EH & S at 607-255-8200, or your department safety representative, for shipment assistance.
  
  In addition to export controls, the Department of Agriculture controls the export and import of some types of soils, seeds, animal, and plant products. Compliance with these regulations will also need to be considered by ORIA.

Frequently Asked Question Relating to this Decision Tree:

• Do I need to use this Decision Tree even if my travel is connected to fundamental research? Yes.
  
  Only the informational outputs of a fundamental research project are excluded from export controls.

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