Source guide
BIS and export-control list screening
Distinguish restricted-party evidence from the classification, destination, end-use, and licensing work needed for an export decision.
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Identify the actual Commerce list
The CSL includes Commerce list identities such as the Denied Persons List, Unverified List, Entity List, and Military End-User List. SanctionsKit preserves that list name and authority in each record. These lists are not one universal blocking list.
Compare the Consolidated Screening List with the direct Denied Persons List source. The latter preserves order dates, including historical orders; current screening uses the applicable date intervals. A request requiring CSL returns an error if CSL is unavailable instead of proceeding with only its other selected sources.
Party screening is one input to export review
A name search cannot classify an item, establish the destination, identify the actual end use, or determine a licence requirement. A potential match should lead your reviewer to the named list and relevant current official restrictions.
Build your application so an export-control match keeps its category through the review and evidence export. Do not display it as a financial-sanctions finding merely because both appear in one result set. Document which Commerce lists your approved package includes, and reassess that package when its membership changes.
Choosing available coverage
Choose the sources relevant to your workflow from current coverage. The directory shows available sources, record counts, and successful refresh times. The public demonstration and sandbox use invented records; production requests use the coverage you select.
Use source discovery to select named sources or a versioned package. Requested sources that are unknown, unavailable, or too stale cause an explicit error. SanctionsKit does not silently remove them from your request or report an incomplete check as a no-match result.