Export Compliance Solutions

Name

Export Compliance Solutions

Legal name

Export Compliance Solutions LLC

Website

https://exportcompliancesolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Export Compliance Training and Consulting

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Export Controls (ITAR/EAR) Classification & Licensing (TLACAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Trade Compliance Management (Denied Party Screening, Licensing, Restricted Goods) (TLAEAOAB), Compliance, Safety & Regulatory eLearning Content (EDAGAEAF), Product Regulatory Compliance for Cross-Border Trade (e.g., FDA, USDA, CPSC, CE/REACH/RoHS) (TLACAGAH)

Keywords

• Export compliance training
• ITAR compliance consulting
• EAR compliance services
• Denied party screening software
• OFAC regulatory advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Annapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: ECS provides professional training through bimonthly seminars, custom onsite training, webinars, and online video courses. Two-day seminars are priced at $1,250 and include breakfast, lunch, seminar manual, and ITAR copy. Webinars are $200 each and worth 1.0 CECP credit. Video training is priced per student with volume discounts starting at $120 for 1-24 students.
2. Export Compliance Consulting: ECS provides ITAR/EAR risk assessments, compliance program development, jurisdiction and classification analysis, ITAR license and agreement preparation, EAR license preparation, and export compliance manual development.
3. ECScreening Software Subscriptions: Annual subscription-based denied party screening software with three tiers: Lite (single user), Commercial (up to 3 users with recurring searches), and Enterprise (multi-user with activity reporting).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Export Compliance Solutions delivers three integrated lines of export compliance solutions for companies subject to U.S. ITAR, EAR, and OFAC regulations: (1) professional training through nationwide seminars, an annual symposium, monthly webinars, and online video courses; (2) export compliance consulting including ITAR/EAR/OFAC audits, risk assessments, jurisdiction and classification analysis, license preparation, and compliance program development; and (3) ECScreening.com, a cloud-based denied party screening SaaS platform with AI-enhanced screening against U.S. government restricted party lists.

Product overview

Export Compliance Solutions offers a portfolio of export compliance solutions centered around training, consulting, and denied party screening software. The core offerings include: (1) ECScreening.com - cloud-based denied party screening software with AI-enhanced features for screening against government watchlists; (2) ECS Training Academy - delivering ITAR/EAR Awareness Training Videos (online), ECS Webinar Series (live monthly), ITAR/EAR Boot Camp seminars, and the annual ITAR/EAR Symposium; (3) Professional certification through the CECP program; (4) Export compliance consulting services including audits, risk assessments, license preparation, and program development; and (5) ITAR staffing services. The company was founded in 2003 and serves exporters worldwide with expertise in ITAR, EAR, and OFAC regulations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ECScreening: A premier Denied Party Screening software designed by ECS and marketed toward clients in the global trade sector for vetting and clearing players in business opportunities.
• ECS Training Academy

Products and services

• ECScreening.com Denied Party Screening Software

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 ITAR training sessions conducted since 2007
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Society for International Affairs (SIA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIA is a Washington D.C.-based government-industry non-profit educational organization concerned with trade export control matters. ECS instructors have held board positions and spoken at SIA conferences. ECS staff have served on SIA Task Forces updating ITAR Voluntary Disclosure Handbook and Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures Handbook.
• NCBFAA Educational Institute (NEI)minorOthersECS seminars are approved for CES/MES and LCB credits by the NCBFAA Educational Institute.
• International Association of Trade Compliance Professionals (IASBA)minorOthersPartner organization listed in ECS resources section for exporters.
• ICPA (Import Export Compliance Professionals Association)minorOthersPartner organization listed in ECS resources section.
• OCR (Organization of Professionals in International Trade)minorOthersPartner organization listed in ECS resources section.
• WIIT (Women in International Trade)minorOthersPartner organization listed in ECS resources section.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Oracle Global Trade Management: Oracle GTM provides screening, classification, and trade compliance workflows inside the Oracle ERP ecosystem. It represents an enterprise alternative to ECS's standalone screening and consulting offering.
• Amber Road (E2open): Amber Road, now part of E2open, provides global trade management software including denied party screening, classification, and license determination. It overlaps with ECScreening and ECS's consulting work at enterprise scale.
• SAP Global Trade Services: SAP GTS is an enterprise trade compliance suite covering screening, classification, and customs management. It is the dominant incumbent against which ECS screening and consulting positioning must be evaluated.
• KPMG Trade & Customs Services: KPMG's Trade & Customs practice provides export classification, compliance program design, and audit support to multinationals. It overlaps with ECS's higher-end consulting work at enterprise scale.
• Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Global Trade: ONESOURCE Global Trade is an established trade compliance platform covering denied party screening, classification, and import/export management, serving multinational compliance teams similar to ECS customers.

Direct peers

• Compliance Systems Inc. Compliance Systems Inc. provides denied party screening and export compliance software aimed at small and mid-sized exporters, mirroring the SMB tier of ECScreening. Comparable in scope and buyer profile.
• Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg: Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg is a trade and customs law firm offering consulting and training on export controls (ITAR/EAR) and import compliance, directly comparable to ECS's consulting and seminar business.
• Kharon: Kharon offers data and analytics on sanctions, export controls, and entity networks used by compliance teams at financial institutions and exporters. It competes with ECS in denied party screening and broader trade compliance intelligence.
• Descartes Visual Compliance: Descartes Visual Compliance is a direct competitor to ECScreening, offering denied party, restricted party, and export compliance screening software to exporters and logistics providers. It overlaps directly with ECS's SaaS product on screening functionality and customer base.

Emerging players

• Altana AI: Altana AI applies AI to supply chain and trade compliance data, including denied party screening and entity risk. It represents an emerging, AI-native competitor to ECScreening.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ecsupdate
• Facebookfacebook.com/ExportComplianceSolutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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