Participating in Global Telecommunications Trade: U.S. Import and Export Laws
LAPTOP COMPUTERS, WIRELESS PHONES, AND PAGERS ARE SUCH COMMON tools in business today that many international business travelers routinely carry the equipment with them as they travel to foreign countries. What most international travelers do not realize, however, is that by simply carrying these items from country to country, they are exporting and reexporting products controlled by U.S. trade law.1 This is true whether or not a foreign national has access to the equipment.
Second, while most people think of exports as only the sale of equipment to foreign buyers, in actuality, any movement of hardware, software, or data across international borders is an ...
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