Service · Classification
Which regimes apply, which list entry, and a written answer you can file, show to customers and defend before an authority.
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We check the technical parameters against the control text, record the reasoning, and sign the answer. One fixed fee per product, usually within a week.
Classifying a product means establishing which export control regimes apply (EU or UK military and dual-use controls, the US Export Administration Regulations or the ITAR) and identifying the correct entry in each control list. That might be an ECCN such as 6A008 for a dual-use radar, a UK military list rating, a US Munitions List category, or a finding that the item is not listed (EAR99 in the US).
Many exporters classify their own products with software. Software is good at searching lists and narrowing candidates. But a classification turns on technical parameters, such as frequency, power, accuracy or encryption strength, and on how the rules interpret them. A wrong classification can mean an unlicensed export, a seized shipment or a penalty. A classification that is never challenged may simply mean nobody checked.
We combine up-to-date regulatory sources and search tools with expert review. For each product we check the technical characteristics against the control parameters, record the reasoning, and give you a written classification you can file, show to customers and defend before an authority.
We classify under UK, EU and US rules at the same time and show how they line up. The same item may be controlled in one regime, rated differently in another, or caught by US rules because of US-origin content. Where a US item could fall under either ITAR or the EAR, we settle that question first, because it changes everything that follows.
Export controls also cover technical data, software and know-how. Sending a drawing by email, giving cloud access to a foreign colleague or presenting at a technical meeting can all be controlled transfers. Under US rules, releasing controlled technology to a foreign national, even within the US, is a "deemed export". We classify your technology and software and advise on how to share them safely.
Most manufacturers know the customs codes of their products but not their export control classification. A customs code describes what a product is; a control entry depends on what it can do. One customs code can cover both controlled and uncontrolled items. We use your customs data to prioritise and pre-screen your catalogue, then confirm each classification against the technical parameters under EU Regulation 2021/821, UK controls and the EAR.
Once a product is classified, the next questions are where it is going, to whom, and for what. We check destinations, end users and end uses against UK, EU and US sanctions and advise on licence applications, so you get from classification to shipment with a clear answer at each step.
A free 30-minute scoping call, or the 15-question assessment.