As companies from various sectors grow their presence in Asia,
they are increasingly faced with a diverse range of export
compliance challenges. In contrast to the EU, which has established
a regional export controls regime for dual-use items, countries in
Asia each implement unique regulations to control the movement of
military and dual-use items.
For companies engaging in activities such manufacturing, sales,
distribution, finance and research and development, key
considerations for operating in Asia include the following:
Does the country have an
export controls regime?
Over the past ten years, and in
particular since the adoption in 2004 of UN Resolution 1540, many
countries across Asia have adopted export control regulations.
However, countries such as Indonesia, for example, have not yet
established export controls for dual-use items. In countries like
Malaysia, which adopted its STA in 2010, export controls remain a
new area of regulation that continues
