Shipping Items to Foreign Destinations

Compliance with export controls for physical shipments is a shared responsibility, involving the Office of Export Controls (OEC), CU Distribution Services, and the CU-affiliated individual initiating the shipment.

Export controls apply to almost any physical item shipped from the University to a foreign destination, regardless of whether the item is sold, donated, loaned, or used in the field for research. Even items shipped to a CU employee, for only temporary use abroad, as well as items shipped as part of a fundamental research project, must be cleared and documented for export controls compliance. Although the majority of items will not likely require an export license; there are still requirements to classify the item according to relevant regulations, to assess the intended foreign end-user, and to file the appropriate electronic export information (EEI) describing the shipment (when required).

All shippers must follow the ̽»¨ÊÓƵ International Shipping and Hand-Carry Policy.

To initiate an international shipment, please refer to the process on CU Distribution Services website.

Failure to follow the international shipping process or international hand-carry process, or failure to provide complete and accurate information to CU Distribution Services or OEC, may lead to corrective or disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment or affiliation with ̽»¨ÊÓƵ.ÌýÌý