Sanctions & Trade Compliance Screening Toolkit
Automate sanctions screening and trade compliance risk assessment for global shipments
by project-blincSupply Chain & ProcurementFreight & Logistics BrokerageCustoms & Trade Compliance ManagerSanctionsWhat You Can Do
This skill automates compliance screening for freight shipments and trade transactions by checking party details and destinations against international sanctions databases, assessing regulatory risk across export controls and tariff classifications, and generating audit documentation with specific regulatory citations. You provide shipment data, and Claude identifies compliance violations, flags restricted parties and destinations, classifies export control risks, and produces defensible audit trails for regulatory review.
Features
Screen shipments against OFAC, EU, UK, and UN sanctions lists. Automatically flags parties, destinations, and goods on restricted lists with confidence ratings and regulatory citations.
Screen consignors, consignees, freight forwarders, and beneficial owners against BIS denied parties, entity lists, and unverified lists. Provides match confidence scores and escalation recommendations.
Analyze product descriptions and technical specifications against EAR and ITAR controlled items. Identifies dual-use equipment, encryption products, and license requirements by destination.
Evaluate transaction risk across sanctions, export controls, destination restrictions, and party screening. Generates composite risk scores and recommends approval, referral, or rejection.
Assess multi-leg shipments for compliance risk. Screen all intermediate points, flags unusual routing patterns, and identifies transshipment point violations.
Automatically cites applicable regulations with specific CFR sections, IEEPA authority, and international law references. Generates compliance memos suitable for regulatory submission.
Creates comprehensive screening records with decision rationale, timestamp, and evidence. Exportable documentation maintains compliance with multi-year regulatory retention requirements.
Guides investigation of ambiguous cases and complex transactions. Provides enforcement action precedents, license requirement frameworks, and compliance counsel referral criteria.
Example Output
SCREENING RESULT: Shipment SHP-2024-89401
ALERT: High-Risk Sanctions Violation
Sanctions Match: Consignee identified on OFAC SDN List
- Entity: ABC Trading Company, Tehran, Iran
- Match Confidence: 95%
- Regulatory Authority: 31 CFR Part 501 (International Emergency Economic Powers Act)
- Status: DO NOT PROCEED (Transaction Prohibited)
Export Control Assessment: HS Code 8471.30 (Semiconductor Processors)
- Classification: Potentially controlled under EAR
- Applicable Regulation: 15 CFR Parts 730-774 (Export Administration Regulations)
- License Requirement: Check destination control statement for Iran
- Risk Level: CRITICAL
Destination Risk: Iran
- Overall Compliance Risk: CRITICAL (Block transaction)
- Sanction Program: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions
- Related Parties Flagged: 3 additional entities
Audit Documentation:
- Screening Timestamp: 2024-08-12T14:32:10Z
- Screening Methodology: Multi-list comprehensive screening
- Recommendation: Refer immediately to compliance counsel
- Document Retention: 7 years minimum
- Approver Signature Line: [Compliance Officer]
SCREENING RESULT: Shipment SHP-2024-89402
STATUS: CLEARED WITH CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
Sanctions Screening: All clear
- Consignor, consignee, freight forwarder: No SDN matches
- Destination: UAE (No comprehensive sanctions program)
Export Control Risk: Medium
- HS Code 8537.10 (Industrial Control Systems)
- Regulation: 15 CFR 738 (EAR Jurisdiction)
- License Status: License Exception available for commercial use
- Recommended Action: Obtain customer end-use certification
Recommendation: Approve shipment pending customer end-use certification.
What's Included
- Sanctions Screening Workflow: Multi-list screening templates for OFAC, EU sanctions, UK consolidated list, and UN lists. Includes confidence scoring and regulatory citation mapping.
- Compliance Risk Framework: Scoring methodology for sanctions, export controls, destination restrictions, and party risk. Configurable thresholds aligned with your organization's risk tolerance.
- Regulatory Citation Library: Automated mapping of compliance violations to CFR sections, IEEPA citations, EAR paragraphs, and international regulations. Generates defensible citations for audit documentation.
- Transaction Analysis Prompts: Multi-leg shipment analysis, transshipment point screening, end-use verification, and beneficial ownership investigation workflows. Guides investigation of complex trade flows.
- Audit Documentation Templates: Timestamped screening record templates, compliance memo formats, and regulatory submission documentation. Export-ready audit trails for internal review and regulatory response.
- Escalation Decision Tree: Compliance decision frameworks for enforcement actions, license requirements, and legal referral criteria. Ensures consistent screening decisions across your team.
Who It's For
- Compliance Officers managing sanctions and export control screening
- Trade Finance Specialists conducting pre-shipment due diligence
- Import/Export Managers reviewing transaction compliance
- Freight Forwarders and Logistics Providers screening customer shipments
- Risk and Legal Departments preparing audit documentation
Best For
- Pre-shipment sanctions and compliance screening
- Denied parties list matching and party screening
- Export control classification and license requirement assessment
- Regulatory compliance audit documentation and memo preparation
- Complex multi-leg transaction risk assessment
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