Export Compliance Solutions (ECS)

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Compliance Audits are an essential component of any successful export compliance program. When conducted by ITAR professionals, a systematic assessment of your company’s current policies and procedures will not only spotlight problem areas and identify weak points, but also offer practical solutions and suggest effective ways to prevent export violations in the future and avoid the costly penalties they often entail.

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Export Compliance Solutions (ECS) has built a distinguished record based on many years of experience in the field of U.S. export controls. Our staff of experts is fully qualified to perform a comprehensive ITAR Compliance Audit of your facilities that embraces more than 350 carefully targeted questions and incorporates auditing procedures and best practices recommended by the DDTC, the BIS, and leading defense industry auditing firms.

ECS will put together a customized audit plan to meet your company’s specific needs, covering critical compliance areas such as:

• Physical security
• Identification and monitoring of foreign visitors
• Procedures for meetings with non-U.S. persons
• Employee awareness of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and ITAR
• Practices and procedures regarding product identification for classification purposes and jurisdictional determinations
• Hiring practices and licensing of foreign national employees
• Screening orders and inquiries for "Denied Parties"
• Identification and labeling of technical data and components
• Protection of ITAR-controlled data, including classified data
• IT and network security
• Employee foreign travel procedures and reporting
• Proper handling of re-exports/retransfers
• Employee knowledge of restricted/prohibited exports and transfers
• Internal monitoring and reporting of violations
• Employee familiarity with shipping documentation requirements
• Recordkeeping and reporting activities
• Training policies and schedules
• Import practices and procedures
• Regular updating of the company’s Export Compliance Policy and Procedures Manual

Once the audit has been completed, our staff will prepare an ITAR Compliance Audit Report for your management team, pinpointing critical vulnerabilities and areas of concern and recommending ways to strengthen your corporate compliance program. They will be glad to work with you in developing and implementing an action plan that effectively addresses all your export compliance issues.