Navigating Export Control In Today's Geopolitical Climate

In today's geopolitical climate, navigating export control and sanctions is becoming increasingly difficult and complex. With technology increasingly being implemented in software or in the cloud, relevant technology for export control purposes has moved beyond movement of tangible goods across borders. Many companies will now need to consider it, for example in relation to provision of goods or services, international research and development and supply chain security.

This article considers some of these issues. We have used the UK export control regime as an example, but in practice similar issues will arise under international regimes wherever relevant technology is being moved across borders.