Course EC-FND-100Version v2.1Effective 01/07/2026

Self-paced

Export Control Fundamentals

Dual-use, military and sanctions basics for staff in scope

About 35 minutes80% to pass

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What you will learn

  • Recognise when export control law applies to an item, a piece of technology, or a message, not just a physical shipment
  • Tell dual-use, military and sanctions regimes apart, and know which one is biting on a given transaction
  • Identify a deemed export the moment a foreign national is given access to controlled technology
  • Apply the catch-all and awareness standard to activity involving no listed item at all
  • Recognise red flag indicators and escalate them correctly, without investigating a customer yourself

Course contents

What export control is3 lessons + exam
  • The basic idea
  • Dual-use, military and sanctions
  • Deemed exports
  • Module exam
When obligations are triggered2 lessons + exam
  • The catch-all
  • Red flags
  • Module exam