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)
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