Collection · 8 guides
Suppliers & Procurement
From the first classification request to the clauses you sign: how a non-US company obtains reliable information from its suppliers, and controls the commitments and authorisations that come with the items.
The path
Each guide answers one question and hands over to its neighbour where its scope ends.
What does the supplier say?
Information and challengeSUP-01Supplier Classification RequestsSUP-02Challenging a Supplier’s ClassificationSUP-07Buying Through Distributors & ResellersWhat do you commit to?
Certificates and contractsSUP-03End-User CertificatesSUP-06Export Control in Purchase Orders & ContractsWhat authorized the items?
Licences and evidenceSUP-04Working Under a Supplier’s BIS LicenseSUP-05Missing LicensesWhat happens when it changes?
Substitutions and reclassificationSUP-08Supplier Changes, Substitutions & ReclassificationThe guides
Supplier Classification Requests
Building and running a supplier classification programme
SUP-02Challenging a Supplier’s Classification
From doubt to a defensible answer
SUP-03End-User Certificates
From request to commitment — know what you certify, keep what you promise
SUP-04Working Under a Supplier’s BIS License
Know what was authorized, what applies to you, and what happens next
SUP-05Missing Licenses
Investigating the evidence gap — when the authorization behind your items cannot be found
SUP-06Export Control in Purchase Orders & Contracts
What to ask for, what you are told, and what you agree to
SUP-07Buying Through Distributors & Resellers
Getting the evidence when the seller is not the manufacturer
SUP-08Supplier Changes, Substitutions & Reclassification
When something changes after you qualified the item