# Bureau of Industry Security

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/bureau-of-industry-security/  
**Website:** https://www.bis.gov  
**APIs profiled:** 3

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce that implements and enforces export control regulations to protect national security and prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. BIS reviews license applications for the export of sensitive goods and technologies, conducts outreach on compliance with export control laws, and maintains the Consolidated Screening List. Note: this entry is an alias for bureau-of-industry-and-security.

## Kin Score — 31.0 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 31.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 58.7 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 11.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 29.6 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 34.7 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (3)

- **Consolidated Screening List (CSL) API** — The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) API consolidates export screening lists from the Departments of Commerce, State, and Treasury. It includes the Entity List, Denied Persons ...
- **SNAP-R Export License Application System** — SNAP-R (Simplified Network Application Process Redesign) is the BIS online system for applying for export licenses, classifications, and authorizations under the Export Administ...
- **Bureau of Industry Security Search API** — Search the Consolidated Screening List

## Agentic access (1)

- **Bureau Of Industry Security Agentic Access** — 1 operation

## Security (2)

- **Bureau Of Industry Security Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Bureau Of Industry Security Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Bureau Of Industry Security Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Compliance, Export Controls, Federal-Government, Industries, National Security, Screening Lists, Security

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/bureau-of-industry-security/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.