EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:

UNCLAS MOSCOW 002142 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/L.RITTER/M.HAMES USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA USDOC FOR 532/OEE/MO'BRIEN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ROTEK TTC, ENTHOZIASTOV HIGHWAY, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, LICENSE NO. NLR REFTEL: USDOC 04031 ¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Rotek TTC, Enthoziastov Highway, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license application: NLR as the ultimate consignee of six (6) HMC489LP5 high dynamic range surface mount amplifiers. ECCN 3A001. Controlled for anti-terrorism (AT),missile technology (MT) and nuclear non-proliferation (NP) reasons. The exporter is Hittite Microwave Corporation, 20 Alpha Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824. ¶3. Export Control Attach Peter Liston and LES Political Specialist Boris Karasyov contacted representatives of Rotek LLC by telephone and email regarding the reftel commodity and its alleged importation into Russia. No on-site PSV was conducted at Rotek TTC because Rotek TTC never received the shipment of six (6) HMC489LP5 high dynamic range surface mount amplifiers identified in reftel. ¶4. According to Alexey Menshuten, the Director- Coordinator of the group of companies Rotek TTC, Rotek-TC, Rotek-Elpom, Rotek NPK and Rotek Telecom; and Alexander Brazhnikov, Director General of Rotek TC; Hittite Microwave Corporation shipped six (6) HMC489LP5 high dynamic range surface mount amplifiers to Rotek TTC via FedEx in 2006 after completing the licensing process. However, because Rotek TTC was not registered as an importer/exporter in Russia, Russian Customs did not allow the shipment to clear customs and returned it to Hittite. Rotek TTC claims that they have never received the reftel commodity even though they did request a re-shipment from Hittite. ¶5. Recommendations: Post was not able to conduct PSV and therefore cannot recommend Rotek LLC, Moscow, Russia as reliable recipients of sensitive U.S. origin commodities. (FCS MOSCOW/BBLECHER/PLISTON) BEYRLE