EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MITRON

UNCLAS HONG KONG 002682 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/LHINES/JSONDERMAN USDOC FOR 3132 FOR FCS/OIO REGIONAL DIRECTOR WILLIAM ZARIT BICE FOR OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INVESTIGATIONS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MITRON REF: A) USDOC 08860 B) D378186 C) HK 00915 ¶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),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) attempted to conduct a pre-license check (PLC) at Mitron, Rua Dos Curtidores ¶N. 13, 4-and-AEDF, Chun I Lau, Macau (Mitron). The PLC concerned an amplifier valued at USD 31,850. The license applicant is CTT Inc., of Sunnyvale, California. The item is not on the Commerce Control List (EAR99) and is therefore only controlled to restricted destinations and to restricted end-users/uses. ¶3. An initial internet search for Mitron in Macau did not uncover any information on this company. Nor did such search uncover any information concerning the company's purported phone number and address. The contact phone number is a mobile phone number in Macau. ¶4. The FCS Commercial Assistant called the contact number on several occasions to no avail. A Mr. Sit eventually answered the phone and identified himself as affiliated with commercial company Hang Tat of Macau. Hong Kong company Hang Tat was the subject of an unfavorable PLC concerning other items and described in reftel C. According to the Macau Companies Registry, neither Mitron nor Hang Tat are registered as corporate entities in Macau. Note that sole proprietorships do not need to register with the companies registry in Macau. According to the Revenue Department, which registers sole proprietorships for tax purposes, information concerning sole proprietorships is not publicly available. ¶5. Mr. Sit stated that the contact address noted above is his residential address. He further stated that from time to time, he allows clients and friends to use his address as a contact or delivery address. Those clients and friends usually notify him when they use his address and contact details in this way. He stated that he would confer with his business partners to inquire about this item. Subsequently, he stated that he did not know Mitron nor did he know anything about the order in question. ¶6. The ECO recommends that this PLC be considered Unfavorable. Cunningham