Understanding the Export Compliance & Restricted List Check System
This Fuzzy/Denied Party feature is part of a system that helps businesses check if companies, individuals, or addresses involved in a sales order appear on a restricted trade list. The purpose is to prevent transactions with sanctioned entities or blacklisted individuals in order to comply with trade regulations.
Official Government Source: U.S. Consolidated Screening List (CSL)
How It Works:
Every sales order is automatically checked against the U.S. government's Consolidated Screening List. The system looks at:
The company name on the order
Any contact names associated with that company
The addresses on the order
Because names and addresses aren't always entered exactly the same way twice, the system uses fuzzy matching — it looks for names and addresses that are similar to entries on the restricted list, not just exact matches. This helps catch small spelling differences or formatting variations that an exact-match search would miss.
If a company has many contacts on file, the system checks all of them, not just the primary contact, so a flagged individual anywhere on the account can still trigger a hold.
Setting Your Sensitivity Level:
Your organization can control how strict this matching is with a similarity setting, adjustable from 0–100% in your company's settings (admin only):
100% (Strict): Only exact matches trigger a hold.
80–90% (Moderate): Minor name variations are flagged (e.g., "TechCorp LLC" vs. "TechCorp Inc.").
50–70% (Lenient): Even loosely similar names are flagged (e.g., "John Smith" vs. "Jon Smyth").
0% (Off): Fuzzy matching is disabled; only exact matches trigger a hold.
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