Trade Compliance

Trade compliance covers the full set of legal obligations that apply when goods cross international borders — export controls, import customs requirements, sanctions screening, origin documentation, and duty payment. It's not a single regulation but a stack of overlapping requirements from multiple agencies: BIS, OFAC, CBP, State/DDTC, and their foreign equivalents. A shipment that clears OFAC screening can still violate EAR export control requirements. A product properly classified for duty purposes may still require an export license based on its technical specifications. Most compliance failures we see aren't from ignorance of the rules — they're from treating each requirement as someone else's problem. Export controls belong to the compliance team. Customs belongs to the logistics team. Sanctions belong to legal. Nobody owns the intersection.