Strategic trade controls and government policies are dynamic, ever changing to respond to the geo-political alliances and instabilities that exist today.
As every organization is unique, their needs, situations, and circumstances are also unique.
Even companies with Government Relations Offices, Trade Compliance Offices, and Legal Teams sometimes need additional export insights.
Ask yourself. When you combine the dynamic nature of the strategic trade controls ecosystem with your unique situation to address and resolve, are you looking for a cookie cutter service or a dedicated, wholistic approach to understand how the issue arose and how to achieve resolution with on-going compliance?
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How do we determine if our products are controlled for export?
Why is this controlled? It’s old technology. It’s available everywhere. Can we change the control?
How do we establish an effective strategic trade controls compliance program?
We need strategic trade controls training for our new employees that is tailored to our business.
What should we include in our export controls process document?
We’re being asked if we are “ITAR certified”.
We have read the Export Control List, but we still need help understanding the controls.
My supplier in Europe said he didn’t need an individual licence to ship the items to Canada so why do I need a permit to ship them to my customer?
We have a United States Department of Commerce Export Control Commodity Number (ECCN) and need to know if there is a similar control in Canada.
The US company said the product was EAR99 (no licence required) but now it’s detained by Canada Border Services Agency (Customs).
We have a United States Department of State Commodity Jurisdiction and need to know if there is a similar control in Canada.
We sent our commercial product to the United States Department of Defense and now they say our product is ITAR controlled. What do we do now?
We have our ITAR license, and the end-user is listed on the license. We just want our export permit. Why do we need to be registered with the Controlled Goods Program?
Where do we find the Canadian definition of “specially designed”?
Why is our commercial product now considered a military item? All we did was make some minor changes for the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence.
My goods were ‘in-transit’ through Schiphol Airport and now Netherlands Customs has detained them. What do I do now?
Export controls is integrated throughout our business model, but we can’t explain exactly how.
This is a new customer, and they want to pay cash and have our night vision products drop shipped to a third party that appears to be a restaurant. Who should we contact?
We’ve been exporting this product for years. Why is this shipment now subject to additional scrutiny?
We address export controls when it is time to ship the product.
Our shipping clerk is responsible for export controls.
Our finance department doesn’t need to know about export controls.
We just had a visit from agents of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). Should we be concerned?
The Technical Section of Export Controls Division said they completed the technical assessment, but my goods have not yet been released by Canada Border Services Agency (Customs).
Why does the United States government want to talk to us about our Canadian shipments?
We followed the regulations, submitted a detailed application, but the export permit still hasn’t been issued. What do we do now?
Can we apply for a General Export Permit for our products?
Our human resources department doesn’t need to know about export controls.
Can we apply for a General Import Permit for our chemicals?
We have an excellent cloud service provider. We have contracted them to store the data, ensure its validity, and then facilitate the transfer to the client. The cloud service provider is responsible for the export, correct?
We quoted the General Export Permit number on the Customs declaration, but our goods have been detained. What do we do now?
We do 3D printing for various clients. We don’t know in what system the parts will be used. We receive the 3D build file, produce the part, and ship the part back to the client.
We’re a university. The advanced research funded by companies and the government isn’t subject to strategic trade controls, correct?
Our Sales and Marketing representatives provide sample products to potential customers all the time. Marketing samples aren’t controlled, are they?
We upload our engineering drawings and software updates to a cloud server so our customers can access them. The service provider is responsible for the export, correct?
We don’t need a permit as we don’t need to ship any course materials. Our instructor is an expert on the equipment and can teach the entire detailed course using the equipment at the customer’s facility.
We’re not exporting nuclear items. These are milling machines we bought at auction.
How do Canadian sanctions relate to export controls?