BIS identifies first foreign-produced commercial aircraft exported to Russia

In an August 2 press release, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) updated its list of aircraft that have flown into Russia or Belarus in apparent violation of Export Administration Regulations by adding the first 25 foreign-produced aircraft that the BIS has identified as apparently violating the EAR’s de minimis threshold for US components. A new report by Katten and Rock Trade Law digs into the details of the violations. On March 2, the BIS extended the Rules to Belarus. On March 18, the BIS issued a press release identifying nearly 100 US-manufactured aircraft (all