; and (B) working through the Department of State to strengthen international cooperation and facilitate information-sharing agreements with foreign countries that provide for the exchange of import and export data with agencies of those countries, and as appropriate, other United States agencies, which can be used to investigate and prosecute international money laundering and illicit trade cases. (c) Establishment and composition of units (1) Establishment of units The Executive Associate Director, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may establish Trade Transparency Units in— (A) countries in which money laundering is prevalent; (B) countries in which corruption is prevalent; (C) countries that conduct a high volume of trade with the United States; (D) countries that have inconsistent trade figures or high incidences of illicit trade; (E) trade corridors in which one country that has a currency restriction in place; (F) countries that have been identified as having substantial volumes of suspicious financial transactions, based on data obtained under subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code; or (G) countries for which the Executive Associate Director, in consultation with the Secretary of State, determines that a Trade Transparency Unit would support the purposes of the Trade Transparency Units program under this section. (2) Requirements (A) In general Before establishing a Trade Transparency Unit in a country after the date of the enactment of the Combating Cross-border Financial Crime Act of 2023 , the Executive Associate Director shall— (i) ensure the United States and the government of the country have an active Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement in place; (ii) conduct a risk-based assessment to determine whether the country meets the criteria described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1)