Internal and external audits
Proactive is always preferable to reactive. Auditing is a fundamental part of maintaining a good compliance programme. Consider it as a ‘health check’ on the state of your process.
If you don’t have suitable expertise in-house we can help you address it quickly and easily.
Whatever your situation, contact us now to explore how we can help you.
Routine Audit Schedule
Some businesses choose to incorporate their export compliance procedure into their ISO Quality Management System (QMS) which means that it should, ordinarily, be subject to routine internal audit and verification.
If it is properly linked to the standard operating procedures of other functions in the organisation as well, that then provides a comprehensive, routine audit schedule for the programme.
Other organisations may implement stand-alone policy and procedures for their sanctions and export compliance programme under another authority, e.g. a Legal department, which means it may not automatically be picked up in the scheduled audit programme.
Reviewing
Designing
Applying
Whichever basis you have chosen to operate your compliance procedures on, you may feel that you need help with either reviewing, designing, or carrying out an effective internal audit programme in order to verify your compliance.
Help is also available for external audits. In the UK external export compliance audits are typically triggered by registration for the use of certain export permits.
These audits are carried out by a representative from the ECJU (Export Control Joint Unit, within the Department of International Trade) and it is essential to prepare properly for them in order that they run smoothly, and that you can provide the auditor, or inspector, with the information that he or she is looking for.
The first time you are subjected to such an audit can be a bit daunting and we can help to remove any such misgivings and help you prepare with confidence.
Other Areas Of Expertise
Export classification
Export classification is the bedrock of having confidence in compliant exporting
Impact of US export regulations
The United States implement international trade compliance regulations through several different government organisations.
SanctionS & Embargoes
Sanctions and embargoes are currently in place against more than 30 countries around the world.
Internal compliance
Based on our years of experience in industry working with such programmes, MJ Trade Advisory can review your existing set-up.
Due Diligence
Conducting effective due diligence and RPS requires making a judgement about what is most effective
Risk assessments
Having a good export compliance programme will mean you have addressed all aspects of an export from start to finish
