{
  "node_id": "us-15-cfr-part-740-ear-license-exceptions",
  "title": "EAR 15 CFR Part 740 - Export Administration Regulations License Exceptions (LVS, GBS, TSR, TMP, RPL, GOV, GFT, TSU, BAG, ENC, STA)",
  "domain": "Trade Compliance & Export Controls",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-02T00:00:00Z",
  "bluf": "15 CFR Part 740 of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) sets out the License Exceptions that authorise specific export, reexport, or in-country transfer transactions without an individually validated Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) export licence, provided every condition of the exception is met and the transaction is not otherwise prohibited. Section 740.1 introduces the framework and section 740.2 lists global restrictions that disqualify any exception (including transactions to embargoed destinations under Part 746, military end-use under Part 744, and presence on the Entity List or SDN List). The principal exceptions are: LVS section 740.3 (shipments of limited value below specified dollar thresholds in Country Group B), GBS section 740.4 (shipments to Country Group B for items controlled only for National Security Column 2), SPP section 740.5 (Syria Peace and Prosperity for civilian goods), TSR section 740.6 (technology and software under restriction in Country Group B with letter of assurance), TMP section 740.9 (temporary imports, exports, reexports, and in-country transfers including tools of trade), RPL section 740.10 (servicing and replacement parts and equipment one-for-one), GOV section 740.11 (governments, international organisations, and international inspections under the Chemical Weapons Convention or IAEA), GFT section 740.12 (gift parcels and humanitarian donations), TSU section 740.13 (publicly available technology and software, mass market software, operation technology, sales technology), BAG section 740.14 (baggage of US persons travelling abroad), ENC section 740.17 (encryption commodities, software, and technology subject to encryption review requirements), and STA section 740.20 (Strategic Trade Authorization for Country Group A:5 and A:6 trusted partners). Every exception requires a destination control statement, recordkeeping under Part 762, and on the Electronic Export Information filing the proper license exception symbol. Violations are pursued under section 764.2 with civil penalties up to USD 374,474 per violation or twice the transaction value (greater) under IEEPA, denial of export privileges under Part 766, and criminal penalties up to 20 years imprisonment under 50 USC 4819.",
  "paywall": {
    "status": "LOCKED",
    "unlock_cost_usd": "0.01",
    "skyfire_id": "41779894-ece2-4163-9761-b3b1b76e19b0"
  },
  "crosswalks": {
    "_available_keys": [
      "statutory_basis",
      "industry_mapping",
      "exception_eligibility_screening",
      "encryption_exception_compliance",
      "strategic_trade_authorization_eligibility"
    ],
    "_note": "Full crosswalk values included in vault response"
  },
  "dependencies": [
    "us-export-administration-regulations",
    "us-export-administration-regulations-part-774",
    "us-export-control-reform-act-2018",
    "ear-dual-use-export"
  ],
  "primary_citations_count": 8
}