Blocked shares
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Four labels carry export-control checks. When you share an item carrying one of them, the recipient is evaluated before the item leaves — and if the check fails, the share is blocked outright. Find the message you saw below to learn what failed and how to clear it.
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Arriving from a block notice? This is already filled in.
Shown in the sensitivity label picker, under Highly Sensitive.
Pick the one that matches your recipient.
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The message you saw
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What this means
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How to resolve it
The quoted message and the outcome are taken directly from the live policy. The resolution steps are drafted guidance pending review by Export Compliance — confirm with them before relying on them.
Every outcome at a glance
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| Who you are sending to | CUI | Export Jurisdiction Unknown | ITAR License Required | EAR License Required |
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Allowed — the share goes through
Depends — allowed only if a licence is recorded
Blocked — the share is refused
How the check runs
Same four questions for all four labels. First match wins.
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1 Are you an internal U.S. person?
- No → Blocked, whatever the label
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Yes →
2 Is the recipient internal?
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Yes →
3 Is their directory country
US?- Yes → Allowed
- Proscribed country → Blocked
- Any other country → Blocked
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No, external →
4 Is their domain in the trade-controls registry?
- Not listed → Blocked
- Listed, country
US→ Allowed - Listed, non-U.S. → Blocked ITAR only: allowed if Licence = Yes
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Yes →
3 Is their directory country
Only these four labels are checked. Items carrying any other label — Non-Business, Low Sensitive, Sensitive, Non-Technical Highly Sensitive Data — are permitted without any recipient evaluation.
Block messages, word for word
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Proscribed countries
Recipients recorded in these countries fail check 3.