Service · Sanctions
Know what you can ship, to whom, and under whose rules.
Sanctions change faster than any other area of trade compliance. New packages, new listed persons and new prohibited goods appear every few months, and a single breach can mean fines, seized goods, frozen payments and lasting damage with banks and customers.
In two lines
We check the goods, the parties, the money and the people against UK, EU, US and UN measures at the same time, including the ownership analysis and the diversion routes that list-matching software cannot see. One assessment, one answer.
Sanctions are about more than the destination
- The goods. Many regimes ban the export or import of specific goods, identified by customs code, whether or not they are export-controlled. Uncontrolled items, and items classified EAR99 in the US, are not automatically free to ship.
- The parties. Customers, consignees, end users, banks, carriers and intermediaries may be listed, or owned or controlled by someone who is.
- The money. Payments, financing, insurance and the currency used can bring a transaction within reach of a sanctions regime.
- The people. EU and UK sanctions bind their nationals and companies wherever they operate. US sanctions can reach non-US companies through US persons, the US dollar, the US financial system or US-origin goods.
What we do
- Goods checks. Your customs codes against the prohibited-goods lists of the UK, EU and US, for export and import, including the EU's restrictions on Russia (Regulation 833/2014) and Belarus and their UK and US equivalents.
- Party screening. Customers, suppliers and intermediaries against UK, EU, US and UN lists, including the ownership and control analysis that list-matching software can't do on its own.
- Circumvention risk. Goods routed through third countries are a top enforcement priority. We identify high-risk routes, customers and products, including the EU's common high priority items, and set out the due diligence required.
- Contracts. Sanctions clauses, including the EU's mandatory "no Russia" clause for certain goods, and what to do when a contract is caught by new measures: wind-down periods, exemptions and licences.
- Licences and authorisations. Where a transaction can only go ahead with authorisation, we prepare and follow up the application with the competent authority.
- Monitoring. When new packages are adopted, we tell you which of your products, customers and contracts are affected.
- Programmes and training. A sanctions compliance programme proportionate to your risk, and training for the teams who apply it: sales, logistics, finance and engineering.
When things go wrong
If you suspect a breach, timing matters. We help you investigate, decide whether and how to report to the authorities, and fix the process that allowed it. Where regulated legal advice or representation is needed, we bring in trade counsel from our network.
How it works
Scoping callFree, 30 minutes.
Transaction assessmentFixed fee per transaction or counterparty.
Monitoring retainerMonthly, sized to your volume.
Start with the item you are not sure about.
A free 30-minute scoping call, or the 15-question assessment.