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Everything you need to know about export compliance for the SMB.

Install ExChek in ten minutes. Stop paying for what you do not use.

Jun 25, 2026

What the engine does, three commands to install it, and how it compares to enterprise GTM platforms, desktop documentation tools, generic AI, spreadsheets, and outside counsel.

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Reading the Country Chart. Walking the license question.

Jun 25, 2026

15 CFR 738.4 spells out the three-step process. Find the ECCN, find the Reason for Control, check the X.

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AES filing. What triggers it, what exempts you, and why your name is on the line.

Jun 22, 2026

The USPPI is on the hook for the data on every EEI, even when the forwarder clicks submit. Plus the $2,500 per Schedule B exemption every small shipper should know.

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The Entity List, and why your sub-tier supplier matters.

Jun 18, 2026

A clean screen is not the same as a clean cascade. Here is what to actually check.

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What "specially designed" actually means, and why your shop has to get it right.

Jun 18, 2026

The catch-and-release structure that decides ITAR vs EAR for the part on your shop floor.

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