How does export-control screening differ from sanctions screening?

A sanctions designation generally prohibits transacting with the party at all. An export-control listing is narrower: the party may be legal to invoice, but specific goods, software or technology may not be supplied without a licence, depending on the item, end use and destination. A counterparty absent from every sanctions list can still appear on the BIS Entity List.

Which export-control lists does Prometiam screen?

Eleven US export-control lists: the BIS Entity List, Denied Persons List, Unverified List and Military End User list; the State Department's ITAR-Debarred and Nonproliferation lists; and OFAC's SSI, CMIC, MBS, PLC and CAPTA lists. These are screened alongside five sanctions lists - EU, UN, OFAC, UK OFSI and the French Registre des gels - totalling 44,000+ active designations refreshed daily.

Is export-control screening a separate product?

No. It runs through the same /sanctions/screen call as sanctions screening, and each hit carries a source_list field so a licence requirement can be told apart from an asset freeze. It is included on the Professional tier at 29.99 euros a month.

Does Prometiam tell me whether I need an export licence?

No. It tells you whether a counterparty appears on the lists and with what match confidence. Whether a licence is required depends on your product's classification, the intended end use and the destination - judgements about your goods and your transaction, which Prometiam does not assess.

Export-control and denied-party screening API

Sanctions tell you who you may not do business with. Export controls tell you what you may not supply them — a different question, different lists, and often a different team. A sanctions designation is broadly an asset freeze; an export-control listing is narrower, restricting specific goods, software or technology depending on item, end use and destination. A counterparty absent from every sanctions list can still sit on the BIS Entity List.

What is screened

Eleven US export-control lists — BIS Entity List, Denied Persons, Unverified and Military End User; State ITAR-Debarred and Nonproliferation; OFAC SSI, CMIC, MBS, PLC and CAPTA — alongside five sanctions lists: EU consolidated, UN, OFAC, UK OFSI and the French Registre des gels. 44,000+ active designations, refreshed daily. Every hit carries its source list, so a licence requirement can be told apart from an asset freeze.

One call

No separate endpoint and no separate contract — export-control lists are screened by the same /sanctions/screen call, with trigram fuzzy matching, a confidence score and a tunable threshold so transliterations and typos still surface.

Honest limits

Screening a name against a list is one part of an export-control programme, not the whole. Prometiam tells you whether a party is listed and with what confidence. It does not classify your product, determine an ECCN, assess end use or destination, or decide whether a licence is required — those are judgements about your goods and your transaction. EU dual-use control lists are not screened as a separate dataset.

Frequently asked questions

How does export-control screening differ from sanctions screening?: A sanctions designation generally prohibits transacting with the party at all. An export-control listing is narrower: the party may be legal to invoice, but specific goods, software or technology may not be supplied without a licence, depending on the item, end use and destination. A counterparty absent from every sanctions list can still appear on the BIS Entity List.
Which export-control lists does Prometiam screen?: Eleven US export-control lists: the BIS Entity List, Denied Persons List, Unverified List and Military End User list; the State Department's ITAR-Debarred and Nonproliferation lists; and OFAC's SSI, CMIC, MBS, PLC and CAPTA lists. These are screened alongside five sanctions lists - EU, UN, OFAC, UK OFSI and the French Registre des gels - totalling 44,000+ active designations refreshed daily.
Is export-control screening a separate product?: No. It runs through the same /sanctions/screen call as sanctions screening, and each hit carries a source_list field so a licence requirement can be told apart from an asset freeze. It is included on the Professional tier at 29.99 euros a month.
Does Prometiam tell me whether I need an export licence?: No. It tells you whether a counterparty appears on the lists and with what match confidence. Whether a licence is required depends on your product's classification, the intended end use and the destination - judgements about your goods and your transaction, which Prometiam does not assess.