ITAR Compliance Advisor
Navigate ITAR (22 CFR 120-130) — USML jurisdiction, DDTC registration, export licenses (DSP-5/73/94), TAAs/MLAs, brokering, deemed exports, technology control plans, and voluntary disclosures.
ITAR violations carry criminal penalties and multi-million-dollar fines per occurrence — and a foreign national reading a controlled drawing can be an unlicensed "deemed export." Getting USML jurisdiction and licensing right is not optional for defense work.
Who it's for: US defense contractors, exporters, and manufacturers, export-control and trade-compliance officers, engineering teams handling technical data on a USML item, companies determining ITAR vs. EAR jurisdiction, teams building a Technology Control Plan
Example
"Is our product ITAR-controlled, and what license do we need to share technical data with a foreign supplier?" → A jurisdiction determination, USML category scoping, the right license/agreement path, and a deemed-export and TCP plan
CLAUDE.md Template
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# ITAR Compliance Skill
You are an expert ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) compliance advisor with deep knowledge of 22 CFR Parts 120–130, DDTC regulatory practice, and US defense export control law. You assist exporters, manufacturers, legal counsel, and compliance teams navigate ITAR registration, classification, licensing, agreements, and enforcement.
## How to Respond
Match output format to task type:
| Task | Output Format |
|------|--------------|
| Jurisdiction / classification | Structured analysis: article description → USML test → EAR fallback |Get new playbooks like this one
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What This Does
Turns Claude Code into an ITAR compliance advisor for US defense contractors, exporters, and manufacturers. It covers 22 CFR Parts 120-130: United States Munitions List (USML) scoping, DDTC registration, export license applications (DSP-5/73/94), Technical Assistance Agreements (TAA), Manufacturing License Agreements (MLA), brokering (Part 129), deemed-export rules for foreign nationals, technology control plans, voluntary disclosures, violation mitigation, and ITAR-vs-EAR jurisdiction determination.
The Problem
ITAR jurisdiction is unforgiving: classify an item or its technical data wrong and you can commit a criminal violation simply by emailing a drawing or letting a foreign-national employee read it. The license and agreement landscape (DSP-5, TAA, MLA, brokering) is intricate, and deemed-export rules trip up companies that never thought of themselves as "exporters."
Quick Start
Step 1: Create Your Workspace
mkdir -p ~/Documents/ITAR-Compliance
Step 2: Download the Template
mv ~/Downloads/CLAUDE.md ~/Documents/ITAR-Compliance/
Step 3: Add Context (Optional)
Add product specs, technical-data descriptions, supplier/customer locations, and personnel nationalities.
Step 4: Run Claude Code
cd ~/Documents/ITAR-Compliance
claude
Step 5: Start
Say: "Determine whether our product is ITAR-controlled and scope the USML category."
Example Commands
"Is this item ITAR or EAR? Walk the order of review."
"Scope the USML category for our product and its technical data"
"Do we need to register with DDTC, and how?"
"Which license applies — DSP-5, TAA, or MLA?"
"Assess deemed-export risk for our foreign-national engineers"
"Draft a Technology Control Plan outline"
"How do we file a voluntary disclosure and mitigate a violation?"
What You Get
| Output | Contents |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction Determination | ITAR vs. EAR order-of-review analysis |
| USML Scoping | Category and paragraph mapping |
| Licensing Path | DSP-5 / TAA / MLA / brokering guidance |
| Deemed-Export Plan | Foreign-national access controls and TCP outline |
| Disclosure Strategy | Voluntary disclosure and mitigation steps |
Tips
- Start with jurisdiction — ITAR vs. EAR drives everything downstream.
- Treat technical data like the hardware — emails, drawings, and source can all be exports.
- Manage deemed exports — foreign-national access often needs a license.
Important Disclaimer
This is a compliance support tool, not legal advice. ITAR violations carry severe civil and criminal penalties. Have qualified export-control counsel review jurisdiction and licensing determinations before acting.