US BIS Export Violations

Companies and individuals penalized for breaking U.S. export control rules, such as illegal exports, reexports, or transfers of restricted items.

This dataset covers enforcement actions taken by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) against companies and individuals that violated U.S. export control laws.

These cases often involve shipping restricted technology without authorization, ignoring trade restrictions, or violating antiboycott rules. The dataset serves as a public record of BIS enforcement outcomes.

Data overview

Entities:
Total2,918
Searchable1,222
Targets1,222
Entity types:
Legal entities1,222
Publisher:Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) · United States

BIS is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, where it manages the intersection between business and the foreign policy and security interests of the U.S.

Collections:in OpenSanctions Default · Regulatory Watchlists · Warrants and Criminal Entities
Information:www.bis.gov
Source data:www.bis.gov · HTML
Tags:list.export · juris.us · issuer.west
Coverage:added · frequency: weekly
Last processed:2026-04-16 16:04:02 · v. 20260416160402-fux
Last change:

Bulk download

Downloads contain the full set of entities contained in this dataset. You can fetch a simplified tabular form, or detailed, structured data in JSON format. Updated files will be provided once a day at the same location.

File nameExport typeSize
entities.ftm.jsonFollowTheMoney entities1.47 MB
names.txtTarget names text file27.26 KB
senzing.jsonSenzing entity format720.37 KB
targets.nested.jsonTargets as nested JSON1.48 MB
targets.simple.csvTargets as simplified CSV259.81 KB

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Using the API

You can query the data in this dataset via the application programming interface (API) endpoints below. Please read the introduction for documentation and terms of service.

Use the Reconciliation API in OpenRefine:
For full-text search, use the /search endpoint:
For entity matching, use the /match endpoint:

Recent additions

The following targeted entities have been added to this data source most recently:

AddedNameTypeCountries
Coastal PVA Technology, Inc.Legal entity
Solventum CorporationLegal entity
Aviastar - TULegal entity
Petrom GmbH International TradeLegal entity
Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment CorporationLegal entity
ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd.Legal entity
Balli AviationLegal entity
Narender SharmaLegal entity
Balli Group PLCLegal entity
Hydel Engineering ProductsLegal entity
Blue AirwaysLegal entity
Morten InnhaugLegal entity
Nordic Maritime Pte. Ltd.Legal entity
TE Connectivity HK LimitedLegal entity
Ming XieLegal entity
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