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INDUSTRIES · TECHNOLOGY

Export controls don’t care
who you think you’re selling to.

Technology companies face an expanding web of BIS entity list restrictions, end-use controls, and FOCI requirements. Sayari maps the ownership behind your customers and partners so you know when a deal creates a compliance risk — before the license application or the audit.

tech_ownership_screen.log
> Technology Vendor Screen
vendor: “Cloudbase Infrastructure Ltd”
✓ Resolved · 5 registry sources
✓ Software & chip sub-tier: 12 vendors
⚠ 2 CCP-affiliated entities detected
> Foreign Ownership Analysis
parent: “Shenzhen TechCore Holdings (CN)”
✗ CISA Section 889 concern
✗ PRC state-owned capital: 34%
screen.flag(vendor=”CLB-0441″, reason=”CCP affiliate”) → CISO
Technology · CORE CHALLENGES

The exposure your current tools don’t surface.

BIS Entity List exposure through distribution partners

Technology products reach restricted end-users through multi-tier distribution channels. BIS Entity List restrictions apply to the actual end-user — not just the direct customer named on the purchase order.

FOCI in commercial technology supply chains

Foreign ownership, control, or influence designations require understanding who actually controls a company — not who’s listed on the contract. Standard screening misses the beneficial ownership layer where FOCI lives.

Investment screening for dual-use technology

CFIUS and state-level investment screening programs require understanding the nationality and government affiliations of investors — information that nominee ownership structures are specifically designed to obscure.

THE SAYARI APPROACH

Know who controls every entity in your technology supply chain.

Sayari connects corporate registry data, beneficial ownership filings, and government watchlists across 250+ jurisdictions — giving technology compliance teams the ownership-level intelligence that export control regulations require.

End-user verification against BIS restrictions

Verify the ultimate end-user of technology exports against BIS Entity List, Military End-User list, and related export control watchlists — including ownership connections to restricted parties.

FOCI analysis through beneficial ownership traversal

Identify foreign government ownership, control, or influence by tracing the full corporate tree — not just the immediate parent — to reveal state ownership of technology companies seeking U.S. contracts.

Investment and M&A counterparty screening

Screen acquisition targets and investors for government affiliations, restricted-party connections, and dual-use technology policy implications before transaction close.

Ongoing compliance monitoring

Monitor your customer, partner, and supplier network for new BIS designations, ownership changes, and related-party events that change your export compliance posture.

HOW IT WORKS

From raw data to confident decision.

01

Resolve counterparty entities

Sayari resolves your customer, partner, or investment target against the world model — matching across name variations, jurisdictions, and entity types.

02

Trace ownership to controlling parties

The full corporate tree is traversed automatically — surfacing BIS-listed entities, state-owned enterprise connections, and FOCI indicators at any level of the ownership chain.

03

Generate defensible audit record

Every investigation produces a time-stamped record of entities reviewed, sources consulted, and risk findings — creating the audit trail export compliance programs require.

250+

jurisdictions covered — including every major technology manufacturing hub

Sayari’s world model covers the corporate ownership structures behind technology manufacturers, semiconductor companies, distribution networks, and investment vehicles — in Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, China, the EU, and beyond.

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SAYARI VS. LEGACY TOOLS

Decisive action requires complete ownership data.

WITHOUT SAYARI
Screen customer names against BIS Entity List
Rely on customer attestations for end-use declarations
No visibility into distribution partner downstream customers
Manual review when new designations are published
WITH SAYARI
Traverse ownership chains to the actual controlling party and government affiliates
Verify end-use claims against primary-source ownership data
Map the full distribution channel to identify restricted-party exposure at any tier
Automated monitoring alerts on new BIS actions and ownership changes in your customer network
OUTCOMES

What decisive technology teams accomplish.

3–5×
faster export compliance reviews

Technology compliance teams complete counterparty ownership investigations in hours rather than days — without manual registry research across multiple jurisdictions.

10.6B+
primary-source records

The most comprehensive corporate registry coverage of technology sector entities — including semiconductor manufacturers, IC design firms, distribution networks, and investment vehicles.

100%
audit-ready investigation records

Every Sayari investigation produces a timestamped record of sources, findings, and entity relationships — ready for BIS, CFIUS, or internal audit review.

TECHNOLOGY · SAYARI

Know who’s actually behind the deal.

Sayari gives technology compliance teams the ownership-level intelligence to make confident export control decisions, FOCI determinations, and investment screening calls — before regulators ask.

Resources & Insights

Recommended Resources

Case Study
Top 3 Global Technology Company
A top-three global technology company needed supply chain visibility beyond Tier 1. Sayari mapped ownership and trade flows across a 12,000-supplier network — surfacing risk that existing tools couldn’t see.
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Case Study
Fortune 100 Industrial & Aerospace Company
A Fortune 100 industrial and aerospace manufacturer needed continuous TPRM across 4,000+ critical vendors in 60+ countries. How Sayari replaced manual review with an always-on risk intelligence pipeline.
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