Case Study: Access USA Shipping LLC highlights export noncompliance risks and strengthens trade classification & origin compliance with Assent

Access USA Shipping LLC - Customer Case Study

Access USA Shipping LLC was prosecuted after its CEO pleaded guilty to numerous Export Administration Regulation violations for using U.S. addresses and falsified invoices/descriptions to conceal shipments and evade tariffs. The enforcement outcome included a $27 million settlement (with $17 million suspended) and a multi-year denial of export privileges. Assent is named in the case study as a vendor that helps companies address the kinds of supply-chain and origin-documentation weaknesses at the root of these violations.

Assent offers trade-compliance solutions that streamline collection of supply-chain data, including country-of-origin certificates, to help organizations maintain accurate classification and origin records. While Assent did not represent Access USA, Assent’s platform and services are presented as a way to reduce the risk of misclassification, transshipment abuse and the costly enforcement actions exemplified by the Access USA case, thereby helping clients demonstrate compliance and avoid similar fines and export-privilege denials.