EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:

UNCLAS HONG KONG 001732 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/MNICKSON-DORSEY/LLAUCIUS USDOC FOR 3132 FOR FCS/OIO REGIONAL DIRECTOR WILLIAM ZARIT BICE FOR OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INVESTIGATIONS SINGAPORE FOR FCS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AGNOS CHEMICALS PTE LTD REF: A) USDOC 04422 B)D356600 1.Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Regional Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a post shipment-verification at Agnos Chemicals Pte. Ltd., 2 Tuas South Street 5, Singapore (Agnos). The item in question is a mass spectrometer exported on or about August 9, 2006 and valued at USD 119,350. On the applicable shippers export declaration (SED),the item is classified as 3A233. This ECCN is controlled for nuclear nonproliferation (NP) reasons. The exporter was Perkinelmer Las Inc. of Shelton, Connecticut. ¶3. According to the Singapore companies registry, Agnos has been in existence since 2002. Its paid- up share capital is the Singapore equivalent of USD 6 million. Singapore nationals, Mr. Robert Choy and Mr. Fei-Chian Lu as well as Japanese national Mr. Toshitsura Cho and Taiwanese national Mr. Fung Lin Ting are listed as directors. Major shareholders are listed as Tama Chemicals (Japan), Kemitek Industrial Corporation (Taiwan),Hermes- Epitek Corporation (Singapore and BVI) and San Lien Technology Corporation (BVI). ¶4. On June 22, 2007, the ECO met with Mr. David Chen, Sales and Operations Manager. He stated that Agnos is a joint venture between a Japanese, a Taiwanese and a Singapore company (the companies noted as shareholders above). It serves primarily the semiconductor industry. Major customers include SSMC (semiconductors) and AFPD (plasma panel maker). Agnos as 13 staff members in Singapore. ¶5. Mr. Chen brought the ECO to see the item (with serial number 890101680606). It is located in a clean room and is used to ensure the purity of chemicals produced at the facility. Agnos was made aware of the license conditions on this item by the exporter. ¶6. At the time visited, Agnos appeared to be a suitable recipient of the commodities shipped since Agnos cooperated with the PSV, provided ECO with access to the item and operates a line of business consistent with the item's use. The ECO recommends that this PSV be classified as Favorable. Cunningham