What is an Anti-Diversion Clause?

The anti-diversion clause is a federal law that prohibits exported products from being shipped to places not approved by the government. This means that there are authorized designations for exported goods, exporters are nor permitted to divert the goods to other locations outside the approved ones. 

The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Export Administration is the United States agency saddled with the responsibility of preventing exported goods from being shipped to unauthorized destinations. 

What is a Destination Control Statement?

The BEA carries out its function effectively by ensuring that a destination control statement is attached to exported goods in the United States.

The destination control statement also indicates that the shipper is aware of the authorized location for the exported goods.

The destination control statement must be attached to every commercially exported product in the United States.