Sanctions Screening

Sanctions screening is the process of checking counterparties — customers, suppliers, freight forwarders, banks, beneficial owners — against OFAC's SDN list and other global sanctions lists before a transaction occurs. Screening once at onboarding isn't enough. OFAC adds names without notice, and a counterparty clean at contract signing can be designated before delivery. We've seen export managers running weekly batch screens on a Tuesday cut list miss a Thursday afternoon SDN addition that cleared a Friday shipment. The OFAC standard is reasonable care, but "reasonable" in an enforcement context means documented, systematic, and frequent enough that new designations are caught before goods or funds move.

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Export Compliance Without a Full-Time Officer: How SMBs Handle ItDocumented export compliance programs assigned ownership written procedures five-year records daily screening ECCN discipline SMB models versus dedicated officers ITAR empowered officials.May 12, 2026
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Watchlist Screening: How to Build a Program That Covers Every ListTwelve-list coverage, 80–88% match thresholds, re-screening tied to OFAC and EU updates, whitelists that survive list bumps, and logs that show list version—not just a screening date.May 5, 2026
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Sanctions Screening

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