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TRADE COMPLIANCE

Trade Compliance & Export Controls Solution

Screen every transaction
against every list
before export.

EAR, ITAR, OFAC — export control and trade compliance programs require screening buyers, end-users, freight forwarders, and financial parties against dozens of denied party lists. Sayari connects entity identity across all of them simultaneously.

Export control lists monitored
BIS Entity List
Dept. of Commerce — EAR
1,700+ entries
BIS Denied Persons
Dept. of Commerce — EAR
Active denials
BIS Unverified List
Dept. of Commerce — EAR
Red flag review
ITAR Debarred
Dept. of State — DDTC
Debarred parties
OFAC SDN + NS programs
Dept. of Treasury
40+ programs
40+
Lists monitored
4B+
Trade transactions
250+
Jurisdictions
<4hr
List update lag
74%
Monitoring is too time-consuming
of leaders say third-party monitoring is too time-consuming with current tools. For trade compliance, this means export control screening, end-use verification, and denied-party checks lag behind the pace of new restrictions.
Source: Sayari Global Executive Survey, 2025
Capabilities

Know the actual origins and destinations of your shipments.

Export compliance fails when end-user identities and transshipment vulnerabilities go unverified. Sayari traces ownership and control behind every buyer and intermediary, end to end, so you know who’s really receiving your export — not just who signed the paperwork.

Denied party screening

Screen against all U.S. and allied denied party lists simultaneously — EAR, ITAR, OFAC, EU, UK, UN — with entity resolution rather than name matching.

BIS Entity List, Denied Persons, Unverified
ITAR debarred parties
OFAC SDN and all 40+ programs
EU, UK, UN consolidated lists

End-user verification

Verify the stated end-user’s actual identity, ownership structure, and any connections to military, government, or proliferation-risk entities before export license issuance.

Military end-use flag detection
State-owned enterprise ownership
Prior BIS visit program outcomes
Red flag indicator identification

Beneficial ownership screening

Screen the beneficial owners of every transaction party — not just the legal entity name. Catch ownership-based export control exposure the EAR and ITAR require you to identify.

3.4× deeper than registry lookups
OFAC 50% rule application
Military nexus identification
Foreign government control detection

Trade flow intelligence

Use 4B+ trade transactions to understand historical shipment patterns, identify unusual transaction profiles, and detect potential transshipment risk before export.

Historical counterparty shipping analysis
Transshipment route identification
Commodity classification cross-reference
Volume and pattern anomaly detection

License exception eligibility

Identify relevant license exception eligibility — EAR99, LVS, GBS — based on entity profiles, country tiers, and transaction parameters, reducing unnecessary license applications.

Country tier classification
Entity license history lookup
EAR/ITAR classification support
License exception documentation

Audit documentation

Generate source-cited compliance documentation for every screening determination — the evidence BIS and DDTC expect in the event of a voluntary self-disclosure or enforcement inquiry.

Primary source citations for all findings
Timestamped screening records
Red flag analysis documentation
Voluntary self-disclosure support
40+
Export control and sanctions
lists monitored
4B+
Trade transactions for
pattern analysis
3.4×
Deeper beneficial ownership
than registry lookups
Trade Compliance FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Export controls require understanding entity networks — not just names on the BIS Entity List. Sayari maps corporate ownership structures, subsidiary relationships, and trade patterns to identify when counterparties are connected to restricted entities through ownership chains that standard screening misses.

Yes. Sayari combines corporate ownership data with trade flow analysis to identify transshipment indicators — goods routed through intermediary jurisdictions, entity networks with patterns consistent with diversion, and suppliers whose trade patterns don’t match their stated business. This structural analysis catches evasion tactics that transaction-level monitoring misses.

Sayari provides the entity-level intelligence needed to screen counterparties against ITAR and EAR requirements — including foreign ownership analysis (FOCI), beneficial ownership tracing, and military end-use indicators. Every determination traces to primary-source government records, providing the evidentiary standard compliance programs need.

Sayari sources records from government registries across 250+ jurisdictions, with particular depth in high-risk areas: China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Russia, Iran, North Korea, UAE, Turkey, and other jurisdictions commonly associated with sanctions evasion and export control circumvention.

Regulatory Coverage

Trade compliance regulations and list screening.

OFAC SDN
Office of Foreign Assets Control Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons lists.
BIS Entity List
Bureau of Industry and Security Entity List screening for export controls.
EAR
Export Administration Regulations compliance and screening.
ITAR
International Traffic in Arms Regulations debarred parties.
EU Sanctions
European Union sanctions regulations and consolidated lists.
UK OFSI
UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation sanctions screening.

Screen your export pipeline before it ships.

Request a demo using real transaction parties from your pipeline. We’ll show you what Sayari catches that your current export compliance process misses.

Resources & Insights

Recommended Resources

Case Study
Global Logistics: Trade Compliance Screening
220+ countries covered with shipment-level screening integrated into transportation management.
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