A working group of the G7 responsible for export control enforcement has published a guide to raise awareness on sanctions evasion risks and indicators and to help relevant business operators address and mitigate such risks.
Preventing Russian Export Control and Sanctions Evasion: Updated Guidance for Industry, which can be found HERE, examines ways of preventing the diversion of controlled items to Russia, including through third countries.
The G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the United States and the European Union) has since February 2022 implemented unprecedented export controls and sanctions that restrict Russia’s access to technologies and other materials required to sustain its military operations and illegal war against Ukraine.
This new guide includes a list of items which pose a heightened risk of being diverted to Russia, “red flag” indicators of potential export control and/or sanctions evasion, best practices for industry to address these warning signs and links to publicly available screening tools and resources to assist with due diligence.
The aim is to assist industry in identifying Russian evasion practices and complying with G7-related controls and sanctions, thereby protecting their technology from misappropriation, preventing reputational harm, and mitigating liability risk while supporting the continued success of G7 export controls and sanctions.
The guide highlights the Common High Priority List (CHPL), developed by the UK, EU, Japan and the United States, which includes 50 tariff lines (identified by six-digit Harmonised System (HS) Codes, that Russia seeks to procure for its war effort.
