According to the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) website, ZTE has authorization by BIS for “Limited Service” from July 3rd – August 1st, 2018.

On July 3rd, BIS granted a limited authorization for all persons to engage in business with ZTE under the 4 following circumstances:

1. Engagement with ZTE for all contracts entered into with ZTE before April 15, 2018.
2. Engaging in the support, service, software updates and patches to ZTE phones.
3. Disclosure to ZTE of information regarding security vulnerabilities in items owned, possessed or controlled by ZTE.
4. Limited transfer of funds – can make or receive payments to and from ZTE if transactions are pursuant to this authorization.

The full text can be found here.

Any other transactions with ZTE are still subject to the denial order of April 15, 2018. The denial order is only lifted once ZTE pays the $400,000 into an escrow account. According to the superseding order that outlines the ZTE deal, ZTE has 90 days to pay the escrow funds (until September 6, 2018).

Check out my other ZTE-related blog posts:

ZTE deal is good to go – House bill does not include Senate language “undoing” ZTE deal.

In-depth details of the ZTE deal.

Senate passes amendment to undo Trump’s ZTE deal.

Deal reached between the US and ZTE.

ZTE facing $1.7 billion penalty?

The real reason Trump is working to reverse the 7 year ZTE ban? To help U.S. companies!

CNBC reports the US and ZTE are working on alternatives to the denial order issued against ZTE back in April of this year.

ZTE estimated to lose $3.1 billion due to US sanctions (Bloomberg).

Deal reached to allow ZTE to purchase U.S. hardware and software?

ZTE may need to change management and board in order to access US suppliers.

ZTE report to the HKEX on the impact of the US denial order: “major operating activities of the Company have ceased”.

ZTE and Huawei banned for sale to US military personnel.

ZTE banned from purchasing US technology for 7 years.

If you have any questions whether your company can start engaging with ZTE, call trade specialist David Hsu at 832-896-6288 or by email at attorney.dave@yahoo.com.