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Corridor Counterparty Check Almaty · Middle Corridor trade risk
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Fixed-fee · 24 hours · one deal at a time

A red-flag check on one counterparty or route, before you ship or sign.

If you move goods through Kazakhstan, the Caspian, or the wider Middle Corridor, a buyer or consignee you cannot explain is now your exposure — not just theirs. I screen one counterparty and one route against OFAC / EU / UK / UN sanctions lists, pull disclosed ownership, then add the corridor read by hand — and give you a clear proceed / hold / escalate call. A screened check reviewed by a person, not just a list of what's missing.

Single counterparty check $70 Route + consignee review $150 Turnaround 24 hours Introductory pricing
Scope. Evidence and red-flag review, delivered by a person. Not legal, compliance, sanctions, financial, investment, or insurance advice. I do not clear transactions, verify identity, or resolve ownership with certainty. You or your counsel make the call; human review is required before any commercial action.
What it looks like

You send the deal. You get back a work product.

Below is a worked example. Illustrative — fictional counterparty, not a real screen

What you send Intake
Counterparty
Meridian Freight Solutions LLP (consignee's forwarder)
Consignee / end buyer
Buyer registered in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Route
EU → Poti → Baku → Aktau → Almaty → Bishkek
Cargo
CNC machine-tool controllers, 3 units
Documents supplied
Commercial invoice, packing list, one prior bill of lading
The question
"Can we ship this, or is it a diversion risk?"
What you get back Red-flag report
Check CC-2026-0142 Reviewed 2026-07-08 By V. Lakhonin Risk signal medium-high
Recommendation
Escalate before signature
Do not ship until the two escalate-level items are resolved by a decision owner.
Red flags found
Route
Kyrgyzstan endpoint on a Middle Corridor transit route matches a documented re-export geography for dual-use goods. Cross-checked against public export-control guidance on Central Asia diversion hubs.
Escalate
Cargo
CNC controllers may fall under a dual-use classification; no end-use statement or end-user certificate supplied. Classification is not confirmed here — flagged for your export-control owner.
Escalate
Ownership
Beneficial owner of the forwarder not disclosed; entity registered 4 months ago. Newly formed intermediary is a common circumvention pattern.
Hold
Paperwork
Consignee contact is a free webmail address; no company domain or verifiable registry extract provided. Weak, not disqualifying — request stronger identity evidence.
Hold
✓
Screened — no list hit. Named parties run against OFAC SDN, BIS Entity, EU consolidated, UK OFSI, and UN lists as of the review date; disclosed ownership (LEI direct / ultimate parent) checked — none on file for this entity. A clear name check is not a clean file.
Still missing to make the file defensible
  • End-user certificate and signed end-use statement
  • Beneficial-ownership declaration for the forwarder
  • Registry extract and verifiable domain for the consignee
  • Prior shipment history on this route / with this counterparty
  • Dated screenshot of the baseline list check for the file
Questions for your counsel / compliance owner
  1. Are these CNC controllers within your export-control classification, and does that route need a licence?
  2. Will the consignee sign an end-user certificate naming the final destination and end use?
  3. Who is the beneficial owner behind a forwarder registered four months ago?
Names are screened against public sanctions lists and disclosed LEI ownership is pulled automatically; a match is a possible string match, not identity verification or a determination. Findings are indicators, not legal, compliance, sanctions, financial, investment, or insurance advice. Human review is required before any commercial action.
How it works

24 hours, three steps, one fixed fee.

01

You send the deal

Counterparty name, route, cargo, and whatever paperwork you already have. A short intake form — no portal, no onboarding.

02

Screened, then reviewed

The counterparty is screened against OFAC / EU / UK / UN sanctions lists and disclosed ownership (LEI parents) is pulled automatically. Then I add the corridor route-risk read and Russian-language registry check by hand.

03

You get the report

Red flags by severity, what is still missing, the proceed / hold / escalate call, and the questions to put to your decision owner. In 24 hours.

Boundaries

What this is — and what it is not.

The honest edge matters more than another claim. This is a corridor-specific review for teams who need one clear answer on one deal, not an annual compliance platform.

What it does

  • Screens the counterparty against OFAC / EU / UK / UN sanctions lists
  • Pulls disclosed ownership (LEI direct / ultimate parent) where available
  • Reads the route and paperwork for corridor red flags
  • Names what is still missing to make the file defensible
  • Gives a plain proceed / hold / escalate call — reviewed and signed by a person

What it does not

  • Give legal, compliance, or sanctions advice
  • Clear a transaction or verify identity for certain
  • Resolve the full ownership graph the way a paid-data house does
  • Replace your counsel, screening vendor, or compliance owner
  • Make the decision — a person on your side does that
First check

Send me one counterparty and one route.

Email the counterparty name and the route and I will tell you what an intake needs and confirm the fixed fee before any work starts.

Request a check — vassiliy.lakhonin@gmail.com