Export Compliance Acronyms and Links

Access Certificates for Electronic Purchase (ACES) contractors:
A digital certificate must be purchased and installed on the computer used to register with DDTC.

• eCustoms
• IdenTrust

Arms Export Control Act (AECA)

Automated Export System (AES)

Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) (home page)

Commerce Control List (CCL)

Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) - International Trade Division, an agency of the Department of Homeland Security.

Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS)

Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) (home page)

Export Administration Regulations (EAR)

Electronic Licensing Entry System (ELLIE) (application)

Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) - FAQs

Information on Exporting Military Products

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)

Office of Export Enforcement (OEE)

U.S. Munitions List (USML)