Our mid-year summary of trends highlighted the need for an enterprise-wide approach to supply chain risk management (SCRM). A full-year picture, however, must acknowledge the difficulty of risk management in an uncertain trade and regulatory environment. Organizations require an “all hands on deck” approach to SCRM, but it’s increasingly challenging to determine where to apply those hands amidst volatility.
To support teams navigating this fluid environment, our analysts have published several helpful guides and sample investigations. Here are a few of our top insights, organized around four key trends reflecting these turbulent times.
Export Control Regulations Rise — and Pause
Sayari was at the forefront in anticipating the BIS 50% rule. The sudden suspension of this rule illustrates how quickly the regulatory environment is evolving and underscores the importance of up-to-date, foundational data on corporate ownership structures.
The BIS 50% / Affiliates Rule: Taking the Critical Next Steps – BIS suspended this rule for one year starting November 10, 2025 as part of a trade truce. To prepare for a potential re-implementation of the rule, get expert advice on moving beyond basic name-based screening and identifying ownership across jurisdictions in our webinar.
The Risk Not on the List: How Typological Regulations are Redefining Corporate Compliance – Western governments are shifting how they regulate industry, moving from name-based designations to broader, typology-based restrictions. Export control regimes, in particular, target not only specific entities, but also a range of trade-related typologies and associations with adversarial nation states. Learn more about typological risk and how to prevent this risk in your organization in this report.
Investigating Address-Only Entries on the BIS Entity List – The Entity List now includes address-only designations. Get best practices on address searching, and learn how Sayari Graph’s Shared Address feature can help compliance teams monitor for shared addresses with a BIS-listed entity in our blog post.
Shifting U.S. Tariffs Impact Global Trade
The first half of 2025 was characterized by U.S. announcements of tariffs and, as the year progressed, other countries made reciprocal actions. The year ends with the U.S. Supreme Court considering whether President Trump exceeded the powers of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) when levying tariffs. While little is certain in today’s tariff environment, there are tactics and mitigation strategies to help organizations effectively manage trade volatility.
Easing Tariff Impact: Practical Guidance for Surviving Trade Volatility and Responding to Enforcement Shifts – Hear from a leading trade lawyer on best practices to prevent accidental customs violations, and get an overview of Sayari’s tariff planning and mitigation tools in our webinar.
The False Promise of Bifurcated Supply and Distribution Chains – Responding to tariffs by bifurcating supply chains can be a risky proposition. Learn more about this risk and how Sayari can help your organization mitigate the risk from bifurcated chains in this blog post.
Promised Tariffs Land, But Uncertainty Remains – Get an overview of mid-year changes to the tariff landscape and access resources to help navigate a fluid tariff environment in this blog post.
Third-Party Screening Requirements Grow
Foreign control and influence (FOCI) risk is top of mind for both government investigators and commercial organizations as new regulations rise to address this risk. Organizations are being required to perform more rigorous due diligence on existing and potential suppliers, partners, and contractors. Conducting enhanced due diligence requires access to comprehensive corporate and trade data and the ability to efficiently determine the presence — and absence — of risk.
Aerospace and Defense: Sayari for Enhanced Vendor Vetting and Accreditation – Learn more about vendor vetting requirements for American and European A&D industries and why a comprehensive understanding of supplier ownership and trade relationships is crucial to this vetting in our report.
Enabling Confident Whitelisting Decisions In Your Third-Party Risk Management Program – Faced with growing screening requirements, organizations must use whitelisting to help de-noise the due diligence process and conserve risk management resources. Learn about approaches, techniques, and technologies that support clear-eyed whitelisting decisions in this ebook.
DoD SCRM Taxonomy Revisions Streamline Risk Categories for Defense – Get a summary of version 2.1 of the Department of Defense (DoD) Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Taxonomy and learn how Sayari helps mitigate the DoD-identified risks in this blog post.
The Fight Against Financial Crime Brings A Higher Degree of Accountability
Financial institutions (FIs) face a growing workload as a result of rising criminal sophistication and an expanding list of regulations. These regulations require a higher degree of accountability to combat drug trafficking, money laundering, and sanctions evasion schemes.
Masterclass: Targeting Illicit Fentanyl Networks with Sayari and Fivecast – Learn how corporate and trade data illuminate an illicit pill-making equipment network and help analysts and investigators effectively and efficiently target, disrupt, and dismantle the networks fueling the fentanyl crisis in this Masterclass recording.
Beyond the Form: Strengthening Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) with Corporate and Trade Data – Learn how proactive financial institutions are transforming the process of filing a SAR from a basic reporting requirement into a strategic opportunity by integrating corporate and trade data in this ebook.
Masterclass: Shining a Light on Shadow Fleets – Corporate ownership and maritime records play a critical role in exposing shadow fleet networks. Discover techniques to connect vessels to the individuals and organizations behind them with our Masterclass.
As we approach 2026, Sayari analysts are keenly focused on documenting their learnings to help organizations navigate fluid and complex compliance challenges. Keep an eye on our Resource Center and LinkedIn page for ongoing topical news coverage and tactical guides to help your organization respond to change with agile, data-driven decisions.
