Export Compliance & Trade Sanctions Policy

1. Scope & Purpose

SriLankaExport.com, operated by Harker International (Private) Limited (Reg. No. PV 00338032), Kandy, Sri Lanka, facilitates international trade between Sri Lankan exporters and global buyers. As an operator of a cross-border B2B marketplace, we comply with applicable export-control and sanctions regimes, and we require both Vendors and Buyers on the platform to do the same.

This policy is the operational baseline. It does not replace your own obligation to know and comply with the law applicable to your transactions, your jurisdiction, and your destination market.

2. Applicable Regimes

By using SriLankaExport.com you acknowledge that the following regimes may apply to your transactions and you are responsible for compliance with whichever apply to you:

• Sri Lankan export controls: Imports and Exports (Control) Act and regulations issued thereunder; Customs Ordinance; Sri Lanka Export Development Board licensing for restricted commodities.
• U.S. sanctions: Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions programs and the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.
• European Union sanctions: EU Consolidated List of restricted parties and sectoral measures.
• United Kingdom sanctions: OFSI Consolidated List.
• United Nations Security Council sanctions.
• Destination-country import controls: customs, food safety, agricultural, and end-use restrictions of the importing country.

3. Prohibited Destinations: Comprehensive Embargo

The platform does not facilitate transactions involving shipment to, transit through, or transfer for the benefit of the following territories:

• Cuba
• Iran (Islamic Republic of)
• North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
• Syria
• Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions of Ukraine (occupied territories)

Orders to these destinations cannot be placed; the checkout process is restricted at the country/region level. If you have a humanitarian or specifically licensed exception, contact us at info@harker.international in advance. We do not process such orders without prior written authorization.

4. Partially Restricted Destinations

The following destinations are subject to specific sanctions regimes that may require additional documentation, end-use certification, or specific licensing before a transaction can proceed:

• Russian Federation: sectoral sanctions on energy, finance, dual-use; certain luxury and high-end goods restricted.
• Belarus: sectoral sanctions linked to Russian regime.
• Myanmar (Burma): military-linked entities and certain commodity flows restricted.
• Sudan: targeted sanctions on listed individuals and entities.
• Venezuela: targeted sanctions on listed entities and certain sectors.

For these destinations we require the Buyer to provide a written end-use certification and the Vendor to confirm screening of the consignee against the SDN, EU, UK, and UN lists before the order can be released.

5. End-Use Restrictions

Irrespective of destination, the platform is not to be used for the following end-uses:

• Military, paramilitary, or weapons-related applications.
• Nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons programs or delivery systems.
• Dual-use end-uses requiring an export license the parties do not hold.
• Diversion to a sanctioned end-user or unauthorized onward sale.
• Activities that violate the law of the destination, transit, or origin country.

6. Vendor Obligations

By listing on SriLankaExport.com, Vendors agree to:

• Screen each consignee against the SDN, EU Consolidated, UK OFSI, and UN sanctions lists before despatch.
• Refuse, document, and report any inquiry that appears intended to circumvent sanctions or end-use controls.
• Hold all relevant Sri Lankan export licenses for restricted commodities (e.g. timber under the Forest Ordinance, certain wildlife products under CITES).
• Maintain shipping records, end-user statements, and customs documentation for the minimum retention period required by Sri Lankan law (typically 6 years).

7. Buyer Obligations

By placing an order on SriLankaExport.com, Buyers represent and warrant that:

• Neither the Buyer, the consignee, the end-user, nor any beneficial owner is a Restricted Party under any applicable sanctions list.
• The goods will not be re-exported, transhipped, or diverted to a Prohibited Destination or for a Prohibited End-Use.
• The Buyer holds all import permits required by the destination country.
• The Buyer will cooperate with any due-diligence inquiries we make.

8. Acknowledgment at Checkout

The checkout flow includes a mandatory acknowledgment: “I confirm this shipment is not destined for a sanctioned country or prohibited end-use, and that neither I, the consignee, nor the end-user is a Restricted Party under any applicable sanctions list.” Orders cannot complete without this acknowledgment.

9. Harker International’s Right to Cancel, Freeze, or Report

We reserve the right, at any time and at our sole discretion, to: (a) cancel an order; (b) freeze associated funds and accounts pending review; (c) refuse to release goods or payouts; or (d) report a transaction to the relevant authority, where there is reasonable suspicion that this policy or applicable law has been breached.

10. Reporting Concerns

If you become aware of a transaction or actor that may breach sanctions or this policy, please report it confidentially to info@harker.international with subject “Compliance Report”. We will acknowledge receipt within 2 business days.