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UNCLAS SINGAPORE 000623 USDOC FOR OEA/532/M. NICKSON-DORSEY/EDWARD HOLLAND USDOC FOR 3132/USFCS/OIO/EAP RD/BILL ZARIT BICE FOR OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INVESTIGATIONS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK SG SUBJECT: RSVP: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SAINT TALENT ENTERPRISE LICENSE NUMBER: NLR. REF. USDOC 02879 ¶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),Commercial Officer Todd Avery (CO) and ICE Special Agent Chris Matarelli (ICE-SA) conducted a post shipment-verification (PSV) at St. Talent Enterprise, No. 63 Hillview Ave, #10-08 Lam Soon Industrial Building, Singapore. The items in question were covered in two shipments. Shipment 1 included B1323S, B-coil Antenna, 132-174 MHz and associated mounting hardware exported to St. Talent on or about October 10, 2007 and valued at USD 59,894. Shipment 2 included FGM4507 (ENG) 450-460 7dB Heavy Duty Base Antenna and associated mounting hardware. Shipment 2 was ordered April 9, 2008 and is currently detained by U.S. Customs. Value of the order is USD 14,545. Although no license was issued for this transaction, these items are controlled by the Department's Export Administration Regulations. The exporter was Laird Technologies, 1751 Wilkening Court, Schaumburg, I 60173, Contact: Bruce Juhl at (847) 839-6989. ¶3. On Thursday, May 29, 2008, Comm. attach Todd Avery And Customs Enforcement Representative Christopher Matarelli, Immigration And Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security visited Saint Talent Enterprise, at their premises in a typical Singapore industrial building, Add: 63 Hillview Avenue, #10-08 Lam Soon Industrial Building Singapore 669569. Emboffs met with the sole proprietor of St. Talent, Mr. Jason SU Eng Kai on the U.S. export licensing procedures and requirements. Mr. Su indicated that he started his company over 5 years ago to trade telecommunications equipment primarily to the fishing and maritime sector. ¶4. Mr. Su confirmed that he placed both orders with Laird through their local representative, Aspiring International. Mr. Su identified John Wilkinson of Aspiring as his point of contact. Mr. Su indicated that these are the first two orders he has placed with Aspiring and the first time he has ordered American equipment. Mr. Su indicated he was not familiar with U.S. Export Control regulations. ¶5. Mr. Su confirmed that Shipment 1 was placed on behalf of the ICI Iran Communications Industries, Pasdaran Ave. Adasieh St. P.O. Box 19575-131, Tehran, Iran. Mr. Su shared with EmbOffs trade documentation and bank records to verify the completion of the transaction. According to Mr. Su, Shipment 1 was a consolidated shipment with another unrelated order from the U.S. The items in question were transshipped directly to the end-user from a bonded warehouse and did not clear customs in Singapore. ICI is a regular customer of St. Talent, who has been supplying them with telecommunications equipment for three to four years. Mr. Su indicated that this is the first time he has ordered equipment from the U.S. for ICI. ¶6. Shipment 2 was placed with Aspiring on or about April 9, 2008 for resale to ANA Shipping and Trading of the Maldives. Mr. Su shared order documentation with EmbOffs and bank information that showed the purchase. ANA is a long-time customer of St. Talent that dates back to Mr. Su's previous career as a shipping agent. Mr. Su has received nearly 20 orders from ANA over the years. ¶7. Mr. Su stated that both Shipment 1 and Shipment 2 consisted of base station antennas used in VHF communications. The coil antennas of Shipment 1 can be installed on ships while the antennas of Shipment 2 are solely for land-based installation. Mr. Su stated that he did not know of the ultimate disposition of any of the items. ¶8. Mr. Su was cooperative and open in providing information and documentation concerning the orders. St. Talent appears to be a legitimate, if small, trading company dealing in telecommunications equipment, primarily for the maritime and fishing industries. (FCS: TAVERY) HERBOLD