Gain Control over Export Controls.

Extensive experience with both governmental regulatory agencies and the private sector enables Black Sengers & Associates (BSA) to provide knowledgeable and cost-effective answers to its clients’ compliance challenges.

The knowledge of John [Black] and Maarten [Sengers] is incredible.

Ron van der Gaarden
Woodward Governor Netherlands B.V.

Maintaining Export Compliance

It is easy for corporations to get lost in the minutia and complexities of US export regulations. BSA can help businesses orient themselves by isolating the relevant compliance issues and regulations. We help companies analyze specific transactions or resolves specific compliance issues, including assisting with classification and license determination, licensing review and support, and export administrative requirements and processes.

Implementation of Procedures

BSA’s vast experience with helping companies implement procedures to ensure compliance and mitigate potential penalties relies on our realistic yet comprehensive approach to solving compliance gaps. BSA takes a risk-based approach to procedures, with greater controls and processes for higher risk compliance conduct. We have extensive experience in analyzing business processes and drafting tailored procedures geared to the persons and departments most suited to carry out a compliance function.

Corporate Compliance Assessments

Our objectives when conducting export assessments include understanding the strength/efficiency of compliance procedures and proposing recommendations that are based not only on our knowledge of the regulations, but also our deep experience with a host of different corporate compliance approaches. BSA not only verifies whether personnel are following correct procedures and compliance practices, but will evaluate procedures to determine if they meet all regulatory requirements.

Consulting to Non-US Companies

BSA’s clients include prominent companies located outside the US. BSA has extensive experience in advising international companies on the impact of US regulations on transactions outside the US. BSA regularly advises companies on extraterritorial application of the rules, including embargo/restricted country controls and de minimis US content calculation. We help non-US companies establish “reexport” compliance programs to ensure these requirements are met.

Educational Services

In all successful export compliance programs, awareness and training is key. BSA’s consultants conduct seminars at the Export Compliance Training Institute. The Institute is dedicated to providing up-to-date education for businesses on all compliance issues. The instructors draw on their ECTI training experience and materials to support companies in all engagements.

The Institute’s services include:

Consulting and training services to put your export compliance on track.