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§ 734.9

Foreign-Direct Product (FDP) rules

EAR · Part 734

Foreign-produced items that are the direct product of certain U.S. technology or software, or are produced by a plant that is itself such a product, are subject to the EAR. There is a general FDP rule and footnoted destination-specific rules (Russia/Belarus, China advanced computing, supercomputer). This is how BIS reaches a fab in Taiwan or a laptop in Shenzhen.

The footnote on the Country Chart and the paragraph in 734.9 have to match. Do not apply “the Russia FDP rule” to a China AI chip by analogy.
Foundry, EDA, and equipment vendors live inside this section whether they like it or not.

eCFR (primary) · § 734.9 LII (secondary, unofficial)

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