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Guides you can actually apply
No lead-magnet filler. Each publication answers a question we have been asked repeatedly, at the level of detail needed to use it without us.
These publications serve the same purpose as our engagements: to let someone inside your organisation settle a question and keep a record of it. They are therefore written at the level of detail real use demands — applicable rules, evidence expected, order of treatment — rather than at the level of a summary.
Three families of content sit here. Guides describe a complete process, from the business case through to maintaining the framework. Methods set out an operational procedure you can adopt as it stands. Regulatory watch does not cover the news continuously: we publish only when a text actually changes a practice, which amounts to a handful of notes per year.
Publications
All resources
EU 21st sanctions package: what changes for exporters
Adopted 23 July 2026: new export and import bans, extension to entities established in third countries, financial sector and shadow fleet measures, notification duties. What to update in your procedures.
How to become an Authorised Economic Operator
Definition, the difference between AEOC, AEOS and combined status, the five Article 39 criteria, a realistic phase-by-phase timeline, and why most first applications fail.
Customs audit: the 7 questions that reveal the real friction points
Seven questions to ask internally before the administration asks them. Each with the expected answer and the evidence to produce.
Sanctions screening: the six-control method
A complete screening procedure: the six control moments, match threshold tuning, indirect ownership, and the three blind spots no tool covers.
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Frequently asked questions
Is this content current?
Each page carries the date it was last updated. Customs regulation, export control and restrictive measures move quickly: we revise the guides when a text makes them inaccurate, and we date the watch notes so their temporal scope is legible. If you are unsure of the state of the law at a given date, write to us rather than relying on a page found through a search engine.
May I reuse this content internally?
Yes, for use inside your company — training, internal notes, awareness material — provided the source is cited. Any online republication or commercial reuse requires our prior written agreement, which we give readily where the link to the original page is preserved.
Do you run training on these subjects?
Yes, but always on your own cases rather than generic examples. The usual format is half a day per exposed population — sales, order management, R&D, purchasing, IT — built from your products, your destinations and your past incidents. General awareness training has little effect; training that surfaces the case where one of your people nearly let a shipment leave has a great deal.