Export & trade compliance · Aerospace & defense suppliers
Ship nothing without the right classification, the right authorization, and a clean screen.
A defense part ships as commercial because nobody set its USML jurisdiction or CCL classification — now it's an ITAR violation. Licence files sit in scattered email.
The reality
Export control is a classification problem.
Someone reads the order, decides whether it's ITAR or EAR, hunts for the USML category or the ECCN, runs the consolidated screening list, and hopes the licence determination was right before the freight leaves the dock.
The agent sets jurisdiction and classifies every line against the USML and CCL, runs denied-party and end-use screening, determines whether the destination and end use require a licence, files the DDTC or BIS application when one is needed, and holds the shipment until it clears.
How the operator runs export & trade compliance
Export order · EXP-5102
classifying- Jurisdiction — EAR
- ECCN assigned — 7A994
- End-use statement requested
01Classify the item
Sets ITAR vs EAR jurisdiction and assigns the USML category or the ECCN for every line on the order.
Screening · CSL run
screening- Consignee — no match
- End user — no match
- Freight forwarder — screening
02Screen the parties
Runs the consolidated screening list against consignee, end user, and freight forwarder before release.
Decision · EXP-5102
deciding- 7A994 · destination + end use checked
- Authorization — NLR
- Shipment cleared for release
03Licence or release
Files the DDTC or BIS licence application where the destination or end use requires one, or releases the shipment under No License Required.
The outcome
45% of export-compliance desk work taken off the team
Every shipment classified, screened, and licensed before it leaves the dock.
- No part ships before its jurisdiction and ECCN are settled
- Every consignee and end user run against the consolidated screening list
- Licence applications filed before the freight is ready, not after a hold
Common questions
Export & trade compliance
- What does the Export & trade compliance operator do?
- The agent sets jurisdiction and classifies every line against the USML and CCL, runs denied-party and end-use screening, determines whether the destination and end use require a licence, files the DDTC or BIS application when one is needed, and holds the shipment until it clears.
- What impact does the Export & trade compliance operator have?
- 45% of export-compliance desk work taken off the team. Every shipment classified, screened, and licensed before it leaves the dock.
- How does the Export & trade compliance operator work?
- Sets ITAR vs EAR jurisdiction and assigns the USML category or the ECCN for every line on the order. Runs the consolidated screening list against consignee, end user, and freight forwarder before release. Files the DDTC or BIS licence application where the destination or end use requires one, or releases the shipment under No License Required.
More operators in Aerospace & defense suppliers
See the full catalogue →