The following degree-granting institutions appear on the Department of Commerce Entity List (as of December 2017). There are a number of other “research institutes” that are also sanctioned by the Commerce Department, not listed below.
The Department of Commerce Entity List contains foreign persons including businesses, research institutions, government and private organizations, individuals, and other types of legal persons that are subject to export and transfer restrictions.
Research collaborations and the exchange of items or information with any Entity Listed institution, as well as visitors to USC who are employed by, representatives of, or affiliated with any Entity Listed institution, must be vetted by the Export Control Manager.
| COUNTRY | ENTITY | LICENSE REQUIREMENT |
|---|---|---|
| China | Sichuan University | For all items subject to the EAR |
| China | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | For all items subject to the EAR |
| China | 54th Research Institute of China, a.k.a.:-China Electronics Technology Group Corp. (CETC) 54th Research Institute;-Communication, Telemetry and Telecontrol Research Institute (CTI); and-Shijiazhuang Communication Observation and Control Technology Institute. | For all items subject to the EAR |
| China | Beijing Institute of Technology | For all items subject to the EAR |
| China | Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications | For all items subject to the EAR |
| China | Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA), a.k.a.: —Beihang University. | For all items subject to the EAR |
| China | Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, a.k.a.: —Ninth Academy; —Southwest Computing Center; —Southwest Institute of Applied Electronics; —Southwest Institute of Chemical Materials; —Southwest Institute of Electronic Engineering; —Southwest Institute of Environmental Testing; —Southwest Institute of Explosives and Chemical Engineering; —Southwest Institute of Fluid Physics; —Southwest Institute of General Designing and Assembly; —Southwest Institute of Machining Technology; —Southwest Institute of Materials; —Southwest Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry (a.k.a., China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP)’s 902 Institute); —Southwest Institute of Research and Applications of Special Materials Factory; —Southwest Institute of Structural Mechanics; (all of preceding located in or near Mianyang, Sichuan Province) —The High Power Laser Laboratory, Shanghai; —The Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing; and —901 Institute. | For all items subject to the EAR |
| China | Northwestern Polytechnical University, a.k.a.: —Northwestern Polytechnic University; —Northwest Polytechnic University; and —Northwest Polytechnical University. | For all items subject to the EAR |
| China | National Supercomputing Center Guangzhou (NSCC-GZ), Sun Yat-Sen University | For all items subject to the EAR |
| China | National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) | For all items subject to the EAR |
| China | Harbin Institute of Technology | For all items subject to the EAR |
| China | Harbin Engineering University | For all items subject to the EAR |
| China | Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale | For all items subject to the EAR |
| China | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | For all items subject to the EAR |
| China | Nanjing University of Science and Technology | For all items subject to the EAR |
| China | Tianjin University | For all items subject to the EAR |
| China | Xinjiang Police College | For all items subject to the EAR |
| Syria | Higher Institute of Applied Science and Technology (HIAST), a.k.a.: —Institut Superieur des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie (ISSAT); and —Institut des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie (ISAT). | For all items subject to the EAR |
| Russia | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology | For all items subject to the EAR |
Unverified List
The Unverified List (UVL) is a precursor to the Department of Commerce Entity List. Parties are added to the UVL when there may not be sufficient information to add the foreign person/entity at issue to the Entity List. Parties listed on the UVL are ineligible to receive items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by means of a license exception and there are additional filing and documentation requirements if items are transferred to a party on the UVL. The full list can be found in Supplement No. 6 to 15 CFR § 744: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-B/chapter-VII/subchapter-C/part-744. However, there are several universities and research institutes on the UVL. For example:
| COUNTRY | UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTE |
|---|---|
| China | Anhui Institute of Metrology |
| China | Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics |
| China | Guangdong University of Technology |
| China | Nanchang University |
| China | Sun Yat-Sen University |
| China | Hefei Institutes of Physical Science |
| China | Southern University of Science and Technology, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering |
| China | Hunan University, State Key Lab of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics |
*The above list is not exhaustive.
Foreign Universities Sanctioned by the Treasury Department
The following universities appear on Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals list. As part of its enforcement efforts, OFAC publishes a list of individuals and companies owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, targeted countries. It also lists individuals, groups, and entities, such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers designated under programs that are not country-specific. Collectively, such individuals and entities are called “Specially Designated Nationals” or “SDNs.” Their assets are blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them.
| COUNTRY | UNIVERSITY |
|---|---|
| Iran | MALEK ASHTAR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY |
| Iran | BAQIYATTALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES |
| Iran | IMAM HOSSEIN UNIVERSITY |