Drafts an audit-ready Export Compliance Program manual covering EAR, ITAR, and OFAC requirements. Use when creating or updating an export compliance policy, international trade compliance program, or preparing enforcement defense documentation for regulatory review.
Drafts an audit-ready Export Compliance Program manual covering EAR, ITAR, and OFAC requirements. Use when creating or updating an export compliance policy, international trade compliance program, or preparing enforcement defense documentation for regulatory review.
Drafts a tailored ECP Manual establishing policies, procedures, and controls for compliance with U.S. export control laws (EAR, ITAR, OFAC) and applicable foreign regimes.
Prerequisites
Gather before drafting:
Company profile — legal name, structure, export-active business units
Product/technology inventory — catalog and technical specs for classification
Search uploaded documents for org charts, product catalogs, customer lists, prior licenses, agency correspondence, and audit findings. Tailor the manual to extracted details rather than producing a generic template.
Quick Start
Collect prerequisites above
Draft each section in order (management commitment → risk → classification → licensing → screening → records → training → audit → VSD)
Use "must/shall" for required actions, "should" for best practices
Mark all regulatory citations with [VERIFY] for attorney review
Deliver as a living document with version control
Manual Sections
1. Management Commitment Statement
CEO/executive authorship with zero-tolerance policy language
Authority grant: compliance personnel can halt non-compliant transactions
Consequence statement: civil/criminal penalties, denial of export privileges, debarment, personal liability
Evaluate "specially designed" provisions; apply de minimis rules for foreign-made items with U.S. content
No CCL match → designate EAR99; document determination
ITAR path:
Review USML categories for defense article/service status
Ambiguity → file Commodity Jurisdiction request to DDTC
Document all CJ rulings; re-evaluate when products evolve
Retain classification worksheets, technical analyses, and CJ determinations. Review periodically as products or regulations change.
4. Licensing Determinations
Scenario
Action
EAR-controlled
Check Commerce Country Chart (ECCN × destination)
License exception available
Verify all conditions; document exception basis
EAR99 / unrestricted
No license required; document determination
ITAR-controlled
Determine DSP-5, DSP-73, TAA, or MLA; submit via DECCS
OFAC nexus
Confirm general license or obtain specific OFAC license
Also address: temporary exports, re-exports, deemed exports to foreign nationals, encryption items, multi-country transactions. Track all license conditions, validity periods, and reporting obligations.
5. Restricted Party Screening
Required lists (minimum): OFAC SDN List, BIS Entity List, BIS Denied Persons List, BIS Unverified List, BIS MEU List, State Dept AECA Debarred List, Consolidated Screening List (CSL).
Protocol:
Screen at: onboarding, order entry, pre-shipment, periodic refresh
Screen all parties: customer, consignee, end-user, freight forwarder, financial institutions
Use fuzzy-logic matching for name variants and aliases
