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Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. · United States

Huawei Entity List case: export controls reshaping global supply chains

BIS placement of Huawei and affiliates on the Entity List reshaped semiconductor, software, equipment, and cloud-service supply chains through license requirements.

Industry: Telecommunications and semiconductorsStatus: listedUpdated: Jun 26, 2026
Sanctions and export controlsIntellectual property and technology licensingDispute resolution and crisis response

Facts

In May 2019 BIS added Huawei and 68 non-U.S. affiliates to the Entity List on national security and foreign-policy grounds; later actions expanded affiliate coverage and direct-product controls.

Compliance lessons

Technology companies need export-control mapping across products, software, technology, cloud services, and third-country manufacturing, not only customer screening.

Legal issues

  • 实体清单 / Entity List
  • 许可证审查 / license review
  • 供应链替代 / supply-chain substitution

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