By Adam Turteltaub

With the explosion of sanctions regimes globally, and particularly in the US, most any company that exports just about anything now has to have a trade compliance effort. To understand what that entails we spoke with Julia Komarovskaya, Export Compliance Manager at MathWorks.

It’s a complex challenge, she explains, with the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) all having a say, and often with overlapping jurisdictions. Organizations need to watch what goods they export, to where and to whom. Knowing your customer has never been more important.

To navigate this minefield, she recommends first recognizing that the rules don’t apply only to goods. Services can be covered as well. Also recognize that exporting something as innocuous as a pencil could be prohibited, if sent to the wrong person.

Developing an export control program right takes understanding what you are exporting now, working closely with the business team as early in the process as possible, and planning for the long term since regulations are guaranteed to grow more complicated over time.

Listen in to learn more about the basics of the complex world of trade compliance.

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