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 six sanctions lists - EU, UN, OFAC, the UK Sanctions List (FCDO), the Australian DFAT Consolidated List and the French Registre des gels - all 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.

Use case · Trade compliance

Export-control screening

Q: 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.

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.

Why this is not the same as sanctions screening

A sanctions designation is broadly an asset freeze: you may not transact with the party at all. An export-control listing is narrower and stranger — the party may be perfectly legal to invoice, but specific goods, software or technology may not be supplied to them without a licence, and the restriction can depend on the item, the end use and the destination.

That is why screening only against OFAC and the EU list leaves a real gap. A counterparty absent from every sanctions list can still sit on the BIS Entity List, and shipping to them can be a criminal matter.

What is actually screened

Prometiam screens against six sanctions lists — EU consolidated, UN, OFAC, the UK Sanctions List (FCDO), the Australian DFAT Consolidated List and the French Registre des gels — plus 11 US export-control lists, in the same call:

List	Authority	What it restricts
Entity List	BIS	Licence required for specified items; the largest of the export-control lists.
Denied Persons List	BIS	Export privileges denied outright.
Unverified List	BIS	Bona fides could not be verified; extra diligence required.
Military End User	BIS	Restrictions tied to military end use.
ITAR-Debarred	State	Barred from defence-article transactions.
Nonproliferation sanctions	State (ISN)	Proliferation-related measures.
SSI, CMIC, MBS, PLC, CAPTA	OFAC	Sectoral and menu-based measures that are not full blocking designations.

All sources are refreshed daily. Every hit carries the source list, so you can tell an asset freeze from a licence requirement rather than treating them alike.

One call

There is no separate endpoint and no separate contract — export-control lists are screened by the same call as sanctions (beta), and the source_list on each hit tells you which regime you are looking at.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer rk_live_..." \
  "https://api.prometiam.com/functions/v1/risk-api/sanctions/screen?name=ACME+Semiconductor&threshold=85"

# each hit carries source_list, match_score, matched_name and matched_on
# e.g. source_list: "US Entity List (BIS)"  -> licence requirement, not an asset freeze

Matching is trigram fuzzy with a confidence score, so transliterations and typos still surface, and threshold lets you tune how aggressive the net is.

Customer dashboard screenshot: a sanctions screen run in the Console — GET /sanctions/screen in the dashboard's Console: set the name and the threshold, send the request and read the matches (3 credits). Sanctions screening is beta; a name screen is not a clearance. Open it in the dashboard

Who needs this

Marketplaces and e-commerce selling internationally — a buyer in a permitted country can still be a restricted party.
Crypto and CASPs — export-control exposure sits alongside MiCA and AMLR obligations, and is frequently overlooked.
Hardware, semiconductor and industrial suppliers — where the Entity List does the most work.
Software and SaaS vendors — technology and source code can themselves be controlled.
Logistics and freight forwarders — screening consignees and end users.

Honest limits

Screening a name against a list is one part of an export-control programme, not the whole of it. Prometiam tells you whether a party appears on these lists and with what confidence. It does not classify your product against a control list, determine an ECCN, assess end use, evaluate a destination, or decide whether a licence is required. Those are judgements about your goods and your transaction, not about the counterparty's name.

Coverage is US export-control lists plus the six sanctions lists named above. EU dual-use control lists are not screened as a separate dataset.

FAQ

How is this different from sanctions screening?
Sanctions generally prohibit transacting at all; export controls restrict what may be supplied, sometimes only for particular items or end uses. A party clean on every sanctions list can still be on the Entity List.

Which lists are covered?
Eleven US export-control lists — BIS Entity List, Denied Persons, Unverified, Military End User; State ITAR-Debarred and Nonproliferation; OFAC SSI, CMIC, MBS, PLC and CAPTA — plus six sanctions lists, refreshed daily.

Is it a separate product?
No. It is the same /sanctions/screen call, included on the Professional tier at €29.99/month.

Does it tell me if I need an export licence?
No. It tells you whether the counterparty is listed. Whether a licence is required depends on your item's classification, the end use and the destination — none of which we assess.

Are EU dual-use lists covered?
Not as a separate dataset. Coverage is the US export-control lists plus the six sanctions lists named above.