Everything that leaves U.S. borders is considered an export. Shipments of items (e.g., materials, equipment, technical data, software) sent to international entities are subject to U.S. export control laws. Prior to shipping an item internationally, UConn and UConn Health employees are required by policy to perform a due diligence check and communicate with the appropriate UConn offices to help ensure you are lawfully shipping your item.

Shipping is managed by the individual UConn or UConn Health employee creating the shipment. UConn and UConn Health employees are responsible for contacting UConn (Export Control Office) ECO to review shipments sent internationally to ensure export control requirements are met.

• Restricted Party Screening: The ECO will conduct Restricted Party Screening of the intended recipients and recipient organizations to ensure those individuals/organizations are not on a federal government restricted parties list.
• Classifying and Licensing: Items listed on the USML or with an ECCN may require export licenses with the relevant federal agencies. If you know your item’s classification or you are unsure of your item’s classification, please contact UConn ECO to help classify the shipment contents and/or determine if a license is required to ship the item(s).
• Biological and Hazardous Materials: Shipment of biological or hazardous materials must involve UConn Environmental Health & Safety. The use of hazardous materials is common in many research labs across the university. At times, it is necessary to ship these materials to a research collaborator, back to the manufacturer, or to a field research site. When hazardous materials are being shipped, you must comply with shipping regulations and ensure that the hazardous materials are properly classified, documented, and handled by trained employees.
• Material Transfer Agreements (MTA): An MTA is a contract that governs the transfer of various biological and research materials between two or more organizations. MTAs are reviewed by and UConn ECO. If you have questions regarding your MTA or if your shipment items require an MTA, please contact Ana Fidantsef (fidantsef@uconn.edu) at UConn TCS or UConn ECO.

To learn more about exports and international shipping, UConn offers FREE export control training through CITI to provide additional guidance on international shipment requirements. This training is freely available to all UConn and UConn Health faculty, employees, and students with a NetID. UConn Policy requires all export control project personnel affiliated with a Technology Control Plan (TCP), Technology Control & Security Plan (TCSP), or Access Control Plan (PICACP) to complete international shipping training.

UConn’s Export Control Office is working with shipping partners across the university to improve the process for reviewing international shipping requests. Please allow Export Control at least 14 days advance notice of the shipment to conduct review.

Please contact exportcontrol@uconn.edu with any questions regarding international shipments.