TradeLasso
Solution — Industrial Machinery

Every International Order Needs a Compliance Check. Make It Take 60 Seconds.

Industrial machinery exporters ship dual-use goods to customers in high-risk regions every day. TradeLasso automates restricted party screening so your compliance team clears orders fast — with audit-ready documentation built in.

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OFAC SDN & Treasury Lists BIS Entity List BIS Denied Persons List BIS Unverified List Daily Database Updates

Dual-Use Exports Come with Compliance Obligations You Can't Skip

Under the Export Administration Regulations, shipping controlled machinery to a denied party — even unknowingly — is a violation. The "we didn't know" defense doesn't hold up if you never screened them.

Your customers are everywhere — including high-risk regions

Industrial machinery moves to the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa. The same markets with the highest growth potential carry the highest compliance risk.

Dual-use goods create EAR obligations you can't ignore

CNC machining centers, precision optics, high-pressure pumps, industrial lasers — if it has an ECCN, you need to screen every buyer. Shipping to a denied party without screening is a violation, even if the end use seems legitimate.

Sales teams want to close deals fast — compliance is the bottleneck

When screening takes 30 minutes per customer and requires navigating five government websites, your compliance team becomes a roadblock to revenue instead of a guardian of it.

The penalties scale with the deal size

EAR violations carry civil penalties up to $370,000 per violation — or twice the value of the transaction. A single mis-shipped order to a denied party can cost more than the contract was worth.

Compliance shouldn't slow down sales — it should enable them

When your compliance process is fast and reliable, your sales team can close deals with confidence. TradeLasso turns screening from a bottleneck into a competitive advantage — your team moves faster than competitors still using spreadsheets.

What TradeLasso Does for Your Team

From new customer onboarding to periodic distributor re-screening, TradeLasso handles the heavy lifting.

Clear a new customer in under a minute

Your sales team passes a new inquiry to compliance. Search the customer name, review any matches, download the PDF — done. No browser tabs, no spreadsheets, no waiting until tomorrow. The turnaround time from inquiry to cleared order drops from hours to minutes.

Screen your entire distributor network at once

Upload your distributor or dealer list as a CSV — 50 names, 500 names, doesn't matter — and TradeLasso processes them all in one batch job. Every row gets a status (Hit, Clean, or Error), a match score, and the matched entity name. Export the results as a CSV for your records.

Fuzzy matching catches names your system would miss

The BIS Unverified List has entries like "Al-Rashid Trading Co." Your customer records might say "Alrashid Trade." An exact-match search finds nothing. TradeLasso's fuzzy algorithm catches the similarity and scores it — so you can decide, not miss it entirely.

Re-screen existing customers automatically

A distributor you onboarded two years ago may have been sanctioned since. Save them to Saved Profiles and run periodic re-screens — especially before large orders or renewed contracts. Your screening cadence matches your commercial risk exposure.

Timestamped proof for every shipment

Every order should have a documented screening. TradeLasso generates a PDF compliance report — entity name, database version, date, results — that you attach to the shipping file. If a BIS audit comes, you pull the file, not memories.

Cover every part of your supply chain

It's not just customers. Screen your raw material suppliers, component vendors, freight forwarders, and banks involved in trade finance. A sanctioned party anywhere in the transaction chain creates liability. TradeLasso makes it practical to screen all of them.

Who Does Your Team Need to Screen?

Restricted party obligations extend well beyond your direct customers.

New Customers

Before signing contracts or accepting purchase orders from international buyers.

Distributors & Dealers

At onboarding and periodically — especially before major renewals or territory expansions.

Agents & Brokers

Any intermediary who arranges the sale or transport of controlled goods must be screened.

Freight Forwarders

The party handling your shipment can trigger EAR liability if they're denied or unverified.

Suppliers & Vendors

Tier-1 and Tier-2 suppliers sourcing materials or components that flow into controlled goods.

End Users

When the stated end user differs from the buyer, screen both — end-use diversion is a key enforcement focus.

Before TradeLasso vs. After

Here's what changes for your compliance team on day one.

TaskManual ProcessWith TradeLasso
New customer screening25–35 min across 5 government sitesUnder 60 seconds in TradeLasso
Annual distributor re-screen (50 names)2–3 days of manual work1 batch job, results in minutes
Audit documentationScattered emails and spreadsheet notesAutomatic timestamped history + PDF reports
Database currencyOutdated downloads, often months oldDaily sync with official CSL
Alias and transliteration coverageMissed by exact-match searchCaught by fuzzy matching algorithm

Your Order Clearance Process, Streamlined

TradeLasso fits into your existing workflow — no new systems, no integration required.

1

New order or new partner inquiry

Sales team receives a purchase order from a new international customer or identifies a new distribution partner.

2

Compliance runs the screening

Search the customer name and key principals in TradeLasso. Review any matches with scores. Document your analysis.

3

Generate the compliance report

One click creates a timestamped PDF. Attach it to the order file, deal record, or ERP entry.

4

Ship with confidence — or escalate

Clean result? Order is cleared. Hit? Review the match carefully, document your determination, escalate if needed.

Build a Screening Process Your Team Will Actually Follow

Compliance programs fail when the process is too slow or complicated. TradeLasso makes screening fast enough that your team does it every time — for every order, every distributor, every supplier.

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