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Export compliance for SMEs: rules of origin, sanctions and dual-use checks
Sanctions are now criminal law in much of Europe. A practical guide for supply chain leaders on the light, single-owner controls that keep exports moving. The report sets out the considerations and practical implications discussed in the article.
- Format
- PDF · 14 pages
- Published
- Published Oct 2026
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What's inside
- 01Small exporters carry the same legal duties as large ones, with fewer defences
- 02Dual-use controls reach further into ordinary catalogues than most SMEs assume
- 03Sanctions exposure is shifting from civil penalty to criminal liability across Europe
- 04Enforcement records show penalties follow negligence and scale, not company size
- 05Rules of origin are a commercial lever as much as a compliance burden