Export and trade

Cross-border sales, distribution and procurement expose teams to sanctions and export-control restricted parties. Sanctions Checklist supports one-time checks and ongoing monitoring with records of screening and escalation decisions.

The problem

Customers, intermediaries and end users change; lists change faster. A clearance at onboarding is not enough if you cannot re-check names, investigate near matches or show why a shipment or engagement was released after review. Relying on a single jurisdiction’s list understates multi-regime exposure.

Who you typically screen

• Customers, distributors and resellers
• Suppliers, freight and logistics counterparties
• End users and consignees named on orders or licences
• Agents, brokers and other intermediaries in the transaction chain
• Vessels or trading partners where maritime or commodity trade is involved

Workflow in this context

Before accepting an order or releasing goods, screen the named parties against sanctions, denied-party and export-control sources. Investigate matches using identifiers and source detail, record screening and escalation decisions in a Checklist Report, and monitor active counterparties so a later designation surfaces without waiting for the next manual check.

Capabilities and sources that matter here

• Sanctions - OFAC, UN, EU, UK, DFAT and other major regimes
• Denied-party / export-control - BIS Entity List, Denied Persons, Unverified List, Military End-User and related lists
• Name and batch screening for customer or supplier lists
• Match investigation for false positives common in trade names and transliterations
• Monitoring alerts for ongoing commercial relationships

Explore BIS lists, OFAC and the full platform workflow.

What Sanctions Checklist supports - and what still requires judgement

The platform supports list screening, match review, documented decisions and monitoring. It does not classify goods under the EAR or similar regimes, apply the 50 Percent Rule for you, or approve a shipment. Ownership, end-use, licence conditions and legal interpretation remain outside automated name matching.