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U.S. officials have continued to use a range of policy tools to apply pressure on the military leadership of Myanmar (also known as Burma) in response to the military coup in the country and escalating violence against peaceful protestors. These moves have continued to follow a step-by-step approach, with important export control and sanctions additions thus far in March 2021.
New Export Controls
On March 4, 2021, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced new export controls and Entity List additions for Myanmar.
First, BIS added Myanmar to the “military end user” and “military end use” restrictions under 15 CFR 744.21, which were previously in place for China, Russia, and Venezuela. This imposes a license requirement for exports, reexports, or transfers of items listed in Supplement No. 2 to Part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) where there is knowledge that the item is intended for a military end use or a military end user in Myanmar. Given the pervasive role of the Tatmadaw in the Myanmar economy and government contracting, this restriction will present a due diligence and compliance challenge for companies exporting certain goods, software, or technology subject to the EAR.