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The White House report named Gyeonggi Province's semiconductor belt as a potential Chinese transshipment route, signaling that US BIS will closely monitor Korean semiconductor exports. The risk is especially high for small and mid-sized semiconductor materials, components, and equipment suppliers that may handle diverted China-bound goods. With BIS budget and investigator headcount doubling and a Korea investigation office reportedly planned, enforcement is likely to increase. If violations are found, Korean firms could face fines up to five times the transaction value and lose access to dollar transactions, which can be existential. They need US-style export-control compliance screening.