Regulatory Compliance
Regulatory compliance in international trade means meeting the legal requirements imposed by customs authorities, export control agencies, and sanctions regulators across every jurisdiction where goods move. The obligation isn't limited to the exporting country — importers face customs compliance requirements, origin documentation obligations, and in some cases end-use restrictions imposed by the seller's government. Regulatory requirements change without warning: a Federal Register notice can impose new export license requirements the day it publishes. A company that was compliant yesterday can be out of compliance today without changing anything it does. We cover the regulatory frameworks that apply to US exporters and importers — EAR, ITAR, OFAC sanctions programs, CBP customs regulations — and the monitoring practices that keep a compliance program current.