Commerce Renews Tech Export Explanation Letter Requirement
Published Date: 6/24/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Commerce is renewing a form called the Technology Letter of Explanation, which businesses must submit when exporting certain tech info. This helps protect U.S. national security by making sure foreign buyers promise to use the tech properly. About 5,000 companies spend up to 2 hours on this, and the government is asking for comments by late July 2026.
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Exporters Must Submit Tech Explanation
If your company exports certain U.S. technical data, you must submit a Technology Letter of Explanation under the Export Administration Regulations. The notice says about 5,006 respondents spend between 30 minutes and 2 hours per response, for a total of 8,947 burden hours (OMB Control Number 0694-0047).
Consignee Must Certify Use Limits
The Technology Letter of Explanation must put the foreign consignee on notice that the technology is subject to U.S. export controls and requires the consignee to certify it will not release the data or the direct product of the data to certain specified country-group nationals. The certification is intended to assure U.S. national security and foreign policy safeguards.
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