Creating a comprehensive Export Compliance Program manual traditionally requires days of research across ITAR, EAR, and OFAC regulations, coordinating input from multiple departments, and ensuring all required elements meet regulatory standards. Legal teams spend 10-15 hours drafting, reviewing, and formatting these critical documents while juggling other compliance deadlines.
Creating a comprehensive Export Compliance Program manual requires deep expertise in EAR, ITAR, and OFAC regulations, plus 60+ hours of drafting time to cover classification, licensing, screening, training, audits, and recordkeeping. Most companies lack the specialized knowledge and resources to develop legally sound, operationally practical ECP documentation that withstands regulatory scrutiny.
CaseMark generates complete, customized Export Compliance Program manuals tailored to your company's specific products, markets, and risk profile. Upload your organizational documents and receive a comprehensive regulatory manual covering all critical compliance elements—from management commitment to violation response procedures—in under 30 minutes.
This workflow is applicable across multiple practice areas and use cases
Government contractors, especially in defense and aerospace sectors, must maintain robust export compliance programs as a contractual requirement and to handle controlled technical data and defense articles.
Federal contractors working with classified or controlled technologies are required to demonstrate comprehensive export compliance programs, making ECP manuals essential documentation for contract awards and ongoing compliance.
Corporate counsel at manufacturing, defense, and aerospace companies need comprehensive export compliance programs as part of their operational legal infrastructure and risk management frameworks.
In-house legal departments must establish and maintain export compliance programs to protect the company from regulatory violations, particularly in industries dealing with controlled technologies and international sales.
M&A due diligence requires assessment of target companies' export compliance programs, and acquirers often need to implement or update ECPs post-acquisition to ensure regulatory compliance.
Export compliance deficiencies represent significant liabilities in M&A transactions involving companies with international operations or controlled products, making ECP documentation critical for deal structuring and integration.
IP licensing agreements involving technology transfer across borders require export compliance assessments and procedures to ensure licensed technology complies with ITAR, EAR, and export control regulations.
Cross-border technology licensing triggers export control requirements, and attorneys need to ensure proper classification, licensing, and compliance procedures are in place before transferring controlled technical data or software.
The ECP manual comprehensively addresses the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions programs. It includes detailed procedures for classification under the Commerce Control List and U.S. Munitions List, licensing requirements and exceptions, restricted party screening, deemed export controls, and recordkeeping obligations across all three regulatory frameworks.
CaseMark analyzes your uploaded documents—including product catalogs, organizational charts, customer lists, and existing policies—to extract company-specific details. The generated manual reflects your actual products and their control classifications, your geographic markets and associated risks, your organizational structure and compliance roles, and your historical compliance challenges. This produces a practical, implementable manual rather than a generic template.
Yes, the ECP manual is specifically designed to serve as authoritative evidence of your compliance program during BIS, DDTC, or OFAC audits and examinations. It demonstrates management commitment, establishes documented procedures for all critical compliance functions, includes robust recordkeeping and training requirements, and shows systematic risk assessment and internal controls—all factors regulators evaluate when assessing compliance programs and determining penalties for any violations.
The manual includes a management commitment statement, comprehensive risk assessment framework, detailed classification and licensing procedures, restricted party screening protocols, recordkeeping standards, multi-tiered training programs, internal audit procedures, and violation response protocols. It also provides roles and responsibilities matrices, compliance forms and templates, and guidance on voluntary self-disclosures to regulatory agencies.
The manual should be reviewed at least annually and updated whenever significant changes occur—such as new product lines, entry into new markets, major regulatory amendments, organizational restructuring, or lessons learned from compliance issues or audits. CaseMark allows you to quickly regenerate updated versions as your business or the regulatory landscape evolves, ensuring your compliance documentation remains current and effective.