U.S. Department of Commerce - Types of Items

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), which is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce, implements and enforces the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The EAR regulate the export and reexport of most commercial items, and some military items. Many items that BIS regulates are referred to as “dual-use” because they have both commercial and military or proliferation applications, but some military items, and purely commercial items without an obvious military use also are subject to the EAR.