A routed transaction, under the EAR, is defined as:

A routed transaction, under the EAR, is defined as:

• A. Documentation by which the FPPI is to assume responsibility for export compliance
• B. A direct shipment
• C. A license exemption
• D. An import

Answer: (A)

A routed export transaction is defined by the documentation that designates the foreign principal party of origin (FPPI) to assume responsibility for export compliance. In this setup, the FPPI takes on duties like determining licensing, classification, screening, and other export-control obligations, relieving the U.S. exporter of those responsibilities. The defining feature is exactly that assignment of export‑control duties to the FPPI through the routing documentation. This isn’t simply a direct shipment, a license exemption, or an import; those options describe different scenarios and do not capture the responsibility-shifting mechanism that characterizes routed export transactions.

A routed export transaction is defined by the documentation that designates the foreign principal party of origin (FPPI) to assume responsibility for export compliance. In this setup, the FPPI takes on duties like determining licensing, classification, screening, and other export-control obligations, relieving the U.S. exporter of those responsibilities. The defining feature is exactly that assignment of export‑control duties to the FPPI through the routing documentation.

This isn’t simply a direct shipment, a license exemption, or an import; those options describe different scenarios and do not capture the responsibility-shifting mechanism that characterizes routed export transactions.