How Do I Avoid Dealing with Unauthorized Persons?
There are several steps you should take.
- The first is to read and understand the"Know
Your Customer Guidance" provided in the Export Administration Regulations
and as part of this web site. It will help you recognize and avoid prohibited
transactions.
- The second is to be familiar with the "Red
Flag Indicators" that can help you recognize illegal, or potentially
illegal, transactions.
- The third is to check the parties to your transaction (including freight
forwarders, intermediate consignees, and the ultimate consignee) against
the most recent "Denied Persons List."
Although you are only required to make this check for export or reexport
transactions, it may also be useful to do so for domestic transactions as
well. View the file
for an example of why this may be important.
- If you are being asked to participate in an export transaction that you
believe may be illegal, or if you have information that such an illegal
transaction may be about to occur, you are encouraged to contact BIS's Office
of Export Enforcement immediately. You may also confidentially report
these situations via the Leads and
Tips form on this Web site.
- You may also wish to check the parties to your transaction against the
BIS "Unverified
List" and the "List
of Specially Designated Nationals" (pdf document) maintained by
the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
- Finally, you may want to review our Web page on "Recognizing
and reporting possible violations."
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