Inside Trade

March 24, 2026

Outlook 2025: Export controls

BIS seen as likely to step up export control enforcement under Trump

By Brett Fortnam  / January 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
The Biden administration has set the regulatory stage for the incoming administration to step up export control enforcement, according to analysts and practitioners who say the Bureau of Industry and Security is ready to increase the use of recently created tools in 2025 and beyond. Over the past four years, the Biden administration has issued a series of complex and consequential export controls aimed at preventing China from obtaining advanced strategic technologies and keeping Russia from using U.S. technologies on...

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