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Certain critical export-controlled product groups to be aware of

Armin Belle Independent Management and Technology Consultant, Armin Belle Unternehmensberatung ǀ Consultancy

Customs Compliance & Risk Management (CCRM) Journal, Issue 20, April / May 2023

June 01, 2023

Certain critical export-controlled product groups to be aware of

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Topic: export export control, sanctions
Tag: dual-use items

The main purpose of the article is to raise awareness of certain product groups that are subject to export control. This concerns in particular drive and automation products as well as emerging technologies in the high-tech industry. For example, inverters can have a special software extension for output frequencies above 600 Hz, which is critical because this type of product can be used in chemical centrifuges and nuclear power plants in sanctioned countries.

Market: EU - European Union
Copyright of the journal: CC Learning, UAB

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