Expert insights on export control, import compliance, sanctions screening, and trade regulations.
A cleared customer can be sanctioned next month with nothing changing on your end. How to set a re-screening cadence keyed to transaction volume, not the calendar.
Tier-2 and tier-3 defense suppliers inherit ITAR screening duties primes never pass down. How to reconcile the AECA Debarred List, SDN List, and Entity List in one pass.
Most sanctions screening tools look identical in the demo. How to evaluate vendors on what matters for an SMB exporter: matching, refresh speed, real costs.
EU tariffs on US goods are retaliation lists by HS code, not one flat rate. How the lists work, what rates apply, and why your code decides your cost.
Name matching clears the string and misses the ownership chain behind it. How exporters screen third parties for sanctioned owners, indirect control, and list freshness a green checkmark never shows.
OFAC and BIS have issued 52 joint alerts since February 2022 identifying documentation patterns tied to Russia sanctions evasion. 78% of Russia-related OFAC enforcement actions in 2025 cited…
Documented export compliance programs assigned ownership written procedures five-year records daily screening ECCN discipline SMB models versus dedicated officers ITAR empowered officials.
Model mid-size exporter sanctions screening payroll, displacement rates, integrations, penalty exposure benchmarks, plus trade compliance scope.
Sham-transaction-era expectations push exporters past roster hits into control proxies diverted routing ECCN-aware end-use order spikes automated rescreens and audited false-positive notes.
