U.S. or export goods to the U.S. Typically, depending on which list the match was found, a match would indicate the either of the following situations: 1) A strict export prohibition, 2) A specific license requirement for exporting to or making a business with the sanctioned entity, or 3) The presence of a "red flag" in this transaction with the sanctioned entity. Informed, voluntary compliance with U.S. export controls by the export trade community is an important contribution to U.S. national security and a key component of BIS's export administration and enforcement programs. All parties to U.S. export transactions must ensure their exports fully comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements. Software for screening denied trade screening Software vendors, such as ThomsonReuters Global Trade Management, Visual Compliance, Amber Road, Inc., OCR Services Inc. and MIC Customs Solutions automate the process of searching for denied trade parties and restricted trade parties. Companies such as OCR Services Inc. and Descartes Systems Group have established working software for screening against multiple lists. SAP, an ERP software, offers software since 2004. The software for SAP America is the Global Trade Services module (SAP-GTS) which falls under their Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) directory of software. International Trade Administration (ITA), US Department of Commerce started to provide open data via API for developers. Developers need to register for the API to get a key. This API service provides many search options that could be used for US Sanctions Screening. References External links U.S. Customs and Border Protection US Census Bureau Foreign trade of the United States Supply chain management