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EXPORT CONTROLS / THE CONTEXT

Export controls govern what you ship and share

U.S. rules on transfers of controlled hardware, software and technical information.

ITAR

International Traffic in Arms Regulations

State Department / DDTC

Defense articles on the U.S. Munitions List,

related technical data and defense services. [1]

EAR

Export Administration Regulations

Commerce Department / BIS

Commercial, dual-use and some military items.

Commerce Control List codes (ECCNs), or EAR99 if unlisted. [2]

ENFORCEMENT / CASE TOTALS

$200M

RTX / ITAR / 2024 [3]

$100M suspended for

approved compliance fixes.

≈$252M

Applied Materials / EAR / 2026 [4]

COMPLIANCE IN PRACTICE [5]

Classify

Determine the regime and

the item’s control entry.

Screen

Check destination, recipients

and intended use.

Authorize

Meet registration and licensing

rules; control access.

Keep the record

Follow approval conditions.

Retain records; review changes.

Sources: eCFR, State Department and BIS. Checked 6 Sep 2026. Full citations and penalty details in notes.

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CADDY / WORKFLOW

One part tree connects the workflow

Declare the use case

Product, end user and destination

Design + source

Part choices with rules beside them

Build the record

A reviewable package and customs draft

Demo fixtures.

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PROBLEM

A small design change can trigger a new review

One battery swap

A different rule to review

When review comes late:

Redesign

Shipment delays

A missing decision record

Illustrated with the Caddy demo

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CADDY / DESIGN

The rule appears beside the change

ENDURANCE

3.25 h

3.0 h is the threshold; Caddy surfaces how the current part goes over and violates

RULE CANDIDATE

9A012.a.2

Change part to comply with the regulation

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CADDY / SOURCING

The cheapest offer can still need review

Compare the offer

A person signs the pick

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CADDY / RECORD

A record you can inspect and re-derive

Customs draft

Caddy flags altered records to show a clean audit trail.

Customs draft models pricing, changing fees, and potential regulatory concerns.

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USE OF AI

AI proposals need source evidence

FOUR BOUNDED CALLS

Datasheet

Unverified claims

Alternative part

Re-check on a copy

Federal Register

Human-committed rule patch

Prompt

Catalog part list

POISONED-PAGE TEST

REJECT

number_mismatch

REJECT

span_not_found

Rule check fires

No model call on the change path

Demo uses cached responses. Live calls fall back to cache, then abstain.

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CADDY / WHO IT IS FOR

The design lead at a small hardware team

Owns the design.

Owns the BOM.

No dedicated

compliance officer.

Needs the rule beside

the part decision.

Initial audience: small dual-use hardware teams with demonstrated market interest from larger corporate Aerospace, Defense, Hardware buyers.

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CADDY / NEXT STEPS

Start with the files teams already use

IMPORT

STEP + BOM

Bring an existing design

CONNECT

Live sourcing

Dated distributor and tariff data

REVIEW

Broker package

A record for broker and counsel

Production foundations

Controlled hosting Managed signing keys Dated rule packs

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Albatrust

The compliance system of record, starting with export controls (albatrust.ai).

PRODUCT ROADMAP

NOW

Classification

Export-control review

PROTOTYPE

Caddy

Review during design

FUTURE PRODUCTS

Screening + licensing

Deemed exports

End-use monitoring

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