BIS Adds 33 Chinese Entitles to 'Unverified List' for New Export Restrictions

The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security is adding 33 Chinese entities to its "unverified list" for export restrictions, including universities and companies operating in China's tech and electronics sectors, says Tuesday's Federal Register. BIS was unable to verify the entities' “legitimacy and reliability” through ordinary "end-use checks," including their ability to responsibly receive controlled U.S. exports, it said. BIS suspended all export license exceptions for the entities, effective Tuesday, it said. Export shipments already on the water Tuesday to the newly restricted entities may proceed to their destinations under the goods' previous eligibility, it said. The Chinese Embassy in Washington didn't comment.