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ITEM SCREENING WORKBENCH · BETA

Find the missing facts before you decide the control status.

Turn a product name and an incomplete description into a reviewable screening record: candidate control families, decisive follow-up questions and a brief for the next reviewer.

Build a screening record About 3 minutes · no account required

Boundary: The result is a screening lead, not a classification or legal opinion. A match requires verification; no match never means the item is uncontrolled.

CASE / NEW

Build the case record

Start with the two required fields. Unknown facts are allowed—the output will tell you exactly what to ask next.

01Identify the itemRequired to start
02Set the transaction routeChanges the legal scope
Transaction direction
03 · Add specifications and transaction evidenceImproves confidence

Catalogue data loads only when you run a screen, keeping the first view fast.

Local-first: the case details stay in your browser and are not submitted or stored by this tool. Catalogue index last verified 。

THE MINIMUM USEFUL OUTPUT

A useful first screen should deliver three things

01

A bounded candidate set

Group results by control family and inspect the few entries that deserve verification first—not a wall of keyword hits.

02

Questions with decision value

Convert uncertainty into specific requests for engineering, sales, the supplier, customer or end-user.

03

A hand-off record

Keep known facts, open questions and candidate sources together so the next reviewer can reproduce the reasoning.

Practical verification checklist

Scope · evidence · decision trail

Use the steps below to review this page. Verify the complete official text before making a decision. Seek qualified advice when needed.

  1. Define the decision

    State the exact decision, owner, deadline, trade direction and required evidence. Do this before you search.

  2. Identify every party

    Confirm each legal name and alias. Check registration, ownership, control, intermediaries, carriers, banks and beneficial owners.

  3. Describe the item

    Record the item’s function, operating principle, material, model and performance. Include software, technology, accessories and decisive parameters.

  4. Check classification

    Treat customs and export-control classification as separate tasks. Keep the facts, assumptions and reasoning for each result.

  5. Map the route

    Confirm origin, departure, destination and transit points. Include re-export, remote access, technology transfer and each delivery path.

  6. Verify end use

    Identify the stated purpose and real operating environment. Check integration, sensitive sectors, military links and prohibited uses.

  7. Verify end users

    Check the purchaser, consignee, end user, operator and parent company. Identify anyone who can redirect or control the item.

  8. Read the complete source

    Treat a search result as a lead. Read the official scope, definitions, notes, exclusions, annexes and licence conditions.

  9. Check current measures

    Use the version effective on the transaction date. Review later notices, temporary controls, destination measures and policy changes.

  10. Test exceptions carefully

    Prove every condition before using an exception or exemption. Apply the same rule to licence facilitation and general authorisations.

  11. Resolve contradictions

    Pause when names, codes, documents, routes, prices or explanations conflict. Obtain evidence instead of filling gaps with assumptions.

  12. Escalate uncertainty

    Send unresolved questions to the compliance owner or a qualified adviser. This includes classification, ownership, use, destination and licensing.

  13. Keep an audit trail

    Keep source links, files, checksums, screenshots, search terms and results. Record the reviewer, approvals and final reasoning.

  14. Schedule re-checks

    Set a new review date for open transactions. Re-check changing parties, destinations, specifications, official lists and licences.