Knowledge Network · Sep 16, 2026
Why Sanctions and Export Controls Are the New Vendor Risk
The biggest shift right now is not that third-party risk matters more - it is that the consequences are changing. Mike explained that sanctions, export controls, and national security enforcement are increasingly where r...
- Who owns them
- Where they operate
- Where the goods go after they leave your hands
- Whether there are transshipment risks
- Whether any beneficial owner or related party creates sanctions exposure
Beneficial ownership came up as a critical blind spot. If you do not know who is behind the third party, you are not really doing due diligence - you are just collecting forms. And that is where enforcement risk grows. If a regulator later asks why you chose a third party and what checks you performed, you need a defensible record, not a shrug.
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