ST0297DOCBIS

ST0297

Best Practice No. 3 - Companies should “Know” their foreign customers by obtaining detailed information on the bona fides (credentials) of their customer to measure the risk of diversion. Specifically, companies should obtain information about their customers that enables them to protect dual- use…

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Best Practice No. 3 - Companies should “Know” their foreign customers by obtaining detailed information on the bona fides (credentials) of their customer to measure the risk of diversion. Specifically, companies should obtain information about their customers that enables them to protect dual- use items from diversion, especially when the foreign customer is a broker, trading company or distribution center.

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M6
1 — TRANSACTION SCREENING
Program requires integration of customer due diligence into its order fulfillment and customer management processes.
M6
2 — TRANSACTION SCREENING
Program requires maintenance of a customer database.
M6
4 — TRANSACTION SCREENING
Program requires prohibited party screening of all customers, to include screens of each customer’s name, address, and associated…
M6
5 — TRANSACTION SCREENING
Program requires due diligence screening of new customers to verify each customer's name, address, business, and countries of operations…
M6
3 — TRANSACTION SCREENING
Program has procedures to ensure that the customer database is kept current.
M6
7 — TRANSACTION SCREENING
Screening procedures check all transactions for risks of diversion, to include screening transactions against red flags of diversion listed…

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First mapped: Jun 8, 2022
Last updated: Oct 28, 2026 (6d ago)
Source: Best Practices for Industry to Guard Against Unlawful Diversion through Transshipment