What are the EAR, CCL, ECCN?
These are the Export Administration Regulations, which are volume 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Within the EAR is the CCL, which is the Commerce Control List of articles and technology specifically controlled by the EAR. Each listing is an ECCN, which is an Export Commodity Classification Number. This “Export Number” such as 5A001, are the specific identifier for the controlled article or technology, but is properly called the ECCN. Q: How does the Shipper’s Export Declaration work? A: Historically, this is a form which a U.S. exporter was responsible for filing with the U.S. government on substantially all shipments valued more than $2500, except to Canada, and all shipments which require an export license, including to Canada. This system has been replaced by an electronic filing, called “Automated Export System.” Many products are required to be filed under AES rather than paper, and it is expected that in late 2005 the electronic filing will be mandatory for all shipments
