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Export controls on semiconductors now span BIS, OFAC, Dutch MOCIT, Japan METI, EU, BAFA, and UK ECJU. A missed Entity List addition costs up to $300,000 per violation. Embargo monitors every source, structures what it finds, and delivers it to your team within 4 hours of publication.
BIS amends EAR: advanced computing ICs added to Entity List — FDPR footnote 4 applies
Dutch MOCIT issues binding order on DUV lithography exports to restricted destinations
Japan METI expands FEFTA controls: 4 additional semiconductor manufacturing categories
OFAC designates 3 entities under CAATSA Section 231 — advanced semiconductor procurement network
Every regulation that affects semiconductor companies.
Embargo monitors the primary source documents — not secondary aggregators. Every alert includes a direct link to the original Federal Register notice, Official Journal entry, or government order.
EAR / Entity List
The Bureau of Industry and Security's Entity List restricts exports, reexports, and in-country transfers to named parties without a licence. New additions are effective the same day they're published — often without notice.
FDPR
The Foreign Direct Product Rule extends US jurisdiction to non-US products manufactured using US-origin technology or equipment. Applies to advanced-node ICs (below 14nm for some rules), HBM, and EUV-manufactured parts.
Advanced Lithography Controls
The Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs controls exports of EUV and advanced DUV lithography equipment. ASML shipments to China and other restricted destinations require government authorisation.
FEFTA Semiconductor Rules
Japan's Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act controls exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, materials, and related technology. Expanded in 2023 to cover 23 additional equipment categories.
EU Dual-Use Regulation
EU Regulation 2021/821 controls dual-use items including advanced semiconductors, chip design tools, and manufacturing equipment. Catch-all clauses can apply to items not explicitly listed.
Export Control Circulars
The Federal Office for Economic Affairs issues binding guidance on EU dual-use classification and enforcement priorities — particularly relevant for equipment and technology developed in Germany.
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“My tape-out partners are in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan. I need to know the moment any of them appears on the Entity List — before the next tapeout order is placed.”
Watchlist monitoring for all foundry and OSAT counterparties. Alerts within 4 hours of any Entity List update.
“We ship to 40 countries. Every BIS rule change, every Dutch MOCIT update, every METI amendment could affect our licence requirements. I can't read the Federal Register every morning.”
Multi-jurisdiction monitoring with plain-English summaries of regulatory changes, classified by the equipment categories you care about.
“The FDPR applies to our products because they're made on TSMC's node. We need to know every time BIS updates the FDPR thresholds or adds a new China-destination control.”
Instant alerts on Federal Register rules tagged to FDPR, advanced-node thresholds, and country-specific controls — with links to the primary document, not a paraphrase.
Six semiconductor-critical jurisdictions, one inbox.
| Source | Update type | Frequency | Compliance impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| US BIS Entity List | Published in Federal Register, effective same day | Multiple times per month | Hard export prohibition without licence |
| US Federal Register (EAR) | BIS rules, interim rules, proposed rules | Weekly | Controls updates, licence exceptions, FDPR |
| OFAC SDN / CAATSA | Treasury designations | Multiple times per month | Full blocking sanctions, 50% rule |
| Dutch MOCIT | EUV / advanced DUV control orders | Periodic — major updates in 2023–2024 | Shipment licence requirement |
| Japan METI | FEFTA export control orders | Periodic | Foreign exchange controls on equipment |
| Germany BAFA | EU dual-use circulars | Monthly | Classification and enforcement guidance |
Counterparty watchlist
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Bulk CSV screening
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Primary-source alerts
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