Export Control Exclusions

Exclusions from Export Control Laws include:

1. Fundamental research exclusion:

You stay outside the regulations when disclosing to foreign persons information that is “published and which is generally accessible or available to the public."

2. Public domain exclusion:

You stay outside the regulations when you share technical data or information with foreign person inside or outside of the U.S. if that data or information:

• has already been published;
• available in libraries or through newsstands, bookstores, subscriptions, or free web sites; or
• has been disclosed in published patent applications.
  

3. Educational exclusion

• Includes general science, math, and engineering commonly taught at schools and universities 
• Includes information conveyed in courses listed in course catalogues and in their associated teaching labs of any academic institution  (EAR (15 CFR § 734.9)