How do I know if my small business needs an export license under current federal compliance rules?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
How do I know if my small business needs an export license under current federal compliance rules?
4 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 U.S. export license requirements small business BIS EAR ECCN destination end user end use official guidanceGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
site:bis.gov export licensing requirements EAR99 license exception restricted parties end use destination officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
site:pmddtc.state.gov ITAR export defense articles registration license requirements officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
site:ofac.treasury.gov sanctions export license requirements officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (4)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 4 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT4 real searches · gpt-6
2026 U.S. export license requirements small business BIS EAR ECCN destination end user end use official guidance Google ↗
site:bis.gov export licensing requirements EAR99 license exception restricted parties end use destination official Google ↗
site:pmddtc.state.gov ITAR export defense articles registration license requirements official Google ↗
site:ofac.treasury.gov sanctions export license requirements official Google ↗
- Classify your item · bis.gov
- U.S. Export Licenses: Navigating Issues and Resources · trade.gov
- Where is OFAC's Country List? What countries do I need to worry about in terms of U.S. sanctions? · ofac.treasury.gov
- bis.gov · bis.gov
- pmddtc.state.gov · pmddtc.state.gov
- 11 · ofac.treasury.gov
- Consolidated Screening List · trade.gov
- EAR 740 · bis.gov
- License exceptions · bis.gov
- AES FAQs · census.gov
- FTD - AES · www2.census.gov
- Trade tools for international sales · sba.gov
- About Licensing · bis.gov
Queries
4 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 U.S. export license requirements small business BIS EAR ECCN destination end user end use official guidance OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
site:bis.gov export licensing requirements EAR99 license exception restricted parties end use destination official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
site:pmddtc.state.gov ITAR export defense articles registration license requirements official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
site:ofac.treasury.gov sanctions export license requirements official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |