What You Need to Know About Export Compliance

Export compliance isn’t one task completed just before a shipment leaves the country. It is a process that begins much earlier—and involves knowing what you’re exporting, where it is going, who is involved and how it will be used.

U.S. export regulations apply to companies of every size and can cover far more than simply shipping products to another country. But many businesses rely on scattered checks, employee knowledge and last-minute reviews rather than a consistent process. That can expose the company to costly violations—or allow important questions to go unanswered until it is too late.

This updated whitepaper provides a practical framework for evaluating export transactions from beginning to end. It follows a fictional U.S. manufacturer through a realistic export order that initially appears routine, but raises questions involving product classification, authorization, restricted party screening, routing and end use. You'll see how these separate compliance activities work together to support a defensible decision.

In this whitepaper, you’ll learn how to:

• Determine jurisdiction and properly classify your products, including ECCN and EAR99 determinations.
• Decide whether a license or other authorization is required.
• Screen all relevant parties and investigate potential matches.
• Recognize, investigate and resolve export red flags.
• Maintain records that support your compliance decisions.
• Build a repeatable Export Compliance Program with clearly defined responsibilities.

You’ll also receive an introduction to related responsibilities involving AES filing, export documentation, antiboycott compliance, reexports and in-country transfers, and deemed exports.

The guide concludes with a six-question self-check you can use to identify possible gaps in your company’s current process.

Download the free whitepaper and learn how to make export compliance more consistent, supportable and repeatable.