EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:

UNCLAS MOSCOW 001383 SIPDIS SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/MHAMES/LRITTER USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA AMEMBASSY KYIV FOR RSTEFFENS AMEMBASSY KYIV FOR DKRAMER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ELVATECH LTD, KIEV, UKRAINE, LICENSE NO. NLR REFTEL: USDOC 00696 ¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Elvatech Ltd, Kiev, Ukraine. The company is listed on a Shipper's Export Declaration as the ultimate consignee of ionizing radiations detectors, instrument and apparatus for measuring-ECCN 0x000 - no license required. The exporter is Amtek Inc., 14 De Angelo Drive, Bedford, MA 01730-2204. ¶3. On March 13, 2007, Export Control Attache Donald Pearce and FSN Natalya Shipitsina conducted the requested post-shipment verification with Elvatech Ltd, Kiev, Ukraine. The export control team met with Alexander Filippov, Director and Viktor Martyniuk, Deputy Director. ¶4. Elvatech was founded in 1991 as a manufacturer of analytical devices. The company specializes in x-ray spectrometers for determination of the composition of samples. The company sells to a wide variety of metallurgical and industrial clients in Russia, Europe, Korea and the United States. Elvatech employs 15 at its office and shop, rented from a factory located in the industrial section of Kyiv. Elvatech is privately held, and incorporated as a closed joint- stock company. ¶5. The detectors in reftel are used in the fabrication of the x-ray spectrometer. The detectors are stored in a bin in the fabrication area of the workshop. The team was able to observe serial numbers 41004, 41008, and 41011. Other devices have been installed in detectors. As orders are filled, the detectors are added to the bin. As there is no need to account for each detector, there are no records as to which device any specific detector is installed in. ¶6. The landlord provides around the clock security at the facility. The factory, a former military operation, currently produces gas meters for utilities providers. The offices and production areas have cipher locks on the doors, and only employees have access to the production facility. ¶7. Recommendations: Post recommends Elvatech Ltd, Kiev, Ukraine as reliable recipients of U.S. origin commodities. (FCS MOSCOW/SBOZEK/DPEARCE) BURNS