VetLane
Sign in Request a pilot

If a regulator asks how you checked a buyer, what will you show?

Export rules make you answerable for the part, the buyer and the destination, including long-standing customers. VetLane checks every sale against the CHPL and official lists, checks again when they change, and keeps a dated record you can show a regulator, a bank or a customer.

  • Official and public sources, each one named and dated
  • Sealed records you can file
  • Checked again whenever a list changes

Built for electronic component distributors and brokers without a compliance team.

What you file: one record per check, ready for your export file or an audit. How the sealed audit trail works.
Try it free on a sample file

No data needed. A free pilot account, opened the same day, with fictional buyers and parts already loaded.

Or check one HS code against the CHPL now Read this month's Export Controls Watch

Three checks on every sale: the product, the buyer, the destination

Drop one sales export from your ERP, with templates to guide you. VetLane checks every line, on a schedule, and keeps a dated record.

  1. The product

    Each part is matched by its HS code to the CHPL tiers, the EU export annexes and Supplement No. 4 to Part 746 of the US EAR, or marked not listed. How catalogue HS code screening works.

  2. The buyer

    Every customer, consignee and forwarder is screened against the US, UK, EU and UN lists, with near matches and transliterations, then scored on known red flags. Customer and destination screening in detail.

  3. The destination

    High-risk transit countries, a delivery country that differs from the billing one, a freight forwarder as consignee: the route is checked, not only the name.

As simple as an export from your ERP

A basic export from your ERP is enough: customer, country, and an HS code or your own reference. Add your catalogue and order history when you want the full picture. When a list changes, your customers are screened again and you hear from us only if something changed.

What we flag: signs of diversion to Russia

Signals drawn from published government guidance on Russian sanctions circumvention. No single flag proves anything. Together they tell you where to look.

  • High-risk transit countriesCustomers in jurisdictions where UK guidance suggests enhanced due diligence, such as Türkiye, the UAE, Kazakhstan or Hong Kong.
  • Near matches on sanctions listsNames, addresses or phone numbers close to designated persons, including transliteration variants.
  • Shared or residential addressesSeveral trading companies at one address, or a company registered at a home.
  • New companies in sensitive tradeIncorporated after 24 February 2022 and buying high-risk items with little track record.
  • Thin web presenceNo company website, no domain email, or profiles that contradict each other.

What is at stake

Facts from official sources, with their dates.

  • US$374,474 per violationThe maximum US civil penalty under the Export Administration Regulations, or twice the value of the transaction if higher. Level in force since 15 January 2025, with no adjustment for 2026. 15 CFR 6.3 (eCFR).
  • US$3.3 million for CHPL transistorsDecember 2024: a California maker of transistors, some on the CHPL, sold to Russian end users through third-party distributors. BIS noted that its compliance program lacked procedures for regular review of changes to the rules. BIS press release.
  • Long-standing customers tooLists change all the time, and ownership rules can restrict a buyer whose own name is on no list. A check made last year says nothing about today.

An answer is not evidence

A general-purpose AI assistant can explain the rules. It cannot prove what you checked, or warn you when a list changes.

  • Evidence you can fileA sealed, timestamped record of every check, citing each list and its version. Anyone can verify a sealed record.
  • Nothing inventedOfficial government files and fixed matching rules: the same input always gives the same result. Read our exact-rule screening method.
  • Watching while you sellThe US, EU, UK and UN sanctions lists are downloaded every day; your customers are checked again when one changes.
  • Your data stays yoursNever sent to an AI model, never used for training. How we protect your data.

Test VetLane free, at your own pace

Start with our sample file: fictional buyers, real list entries, every alert explained. Then, if you want, run your own buyers and your last 12 months of sales. Nothing is charged, and nothing changes plan without your say.

Ten founding companies keep today's public price for as long as they stay. In return, we ask for an hour at the start and honest feedback. See how the free pilot works.

Checking a database is not, on its own, a defence. What regulators look for is a consistent process, applied every time, with records. That is what we automate.

Request a pilot

We reply personally when your spot opens. No newsletter unless you ask for it.

No credit card required. Starter plans will begin at a transparent, SME-friendly price. Founding members get it even lower.

We use your details only to handle your request. See our privacy policy.

Prefer to write directly? olivier@vetlanehq.com

Questions

Is this legal advice?

No. The service helps you run and record your due diligence. It does not decide whether a transaction is lawful. For a specific case, speak to an export control lawyer.

Why not just ask an AI assistant?

It is useful to understand the rules. But a general-purpose AI can “hallucinate”: state a sanction that does not exist, or miss one. It can also take shortcuts and make hasty connections, such as linking two companies only because their names look alike. Its knowledge may predate yesterday’s list update. And a chat answer is not dated, not sourced and not reproducible: it will not stand as evidence in a review, and it will not tell you when a customer is added to a list. VetLane compares your data with the official files using fixed rules, keeps the evidence, follows the lists every day, and never sends your files to an AI model.

If my code is not on the CHPL, am I in the clear?

Not necessarily. The CHPL is a priority list, not the full scope of sanctions and export controls. Many other goods are restricted, and licensing rules differ by country.

Do you store the HS codes I check?

Yes, like every free check: the code, the result and a one-way fingerprint of your IP address, one entry per code for a list. It helps us improve the service. HS code checks are never counted: they have no monthly limit.

Where does the data come from?

Official government publications and public screening resources. Every alert names its source and the date of the list it used.