EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: 1)INSYS

UNCLAS MOSCOW 001039 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/LRITTER USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA USDOC FOR 532/OEE/MO'BRIEN USDOC FOR 532/BIS/OEA/TWILLIS/EHOLLAND/ANALYST E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: 1)INSYS CORPORATION, MOSCOW 2)TORES, MOSCOW, RUSSIA. REFTEL: REQUEST FORM #4210000 ¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. Reftel requested post-shipment verifications to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-users, Insys Corporation, Moscow and Tores, Moscow, Russia. ¶3. Insys Corporation is listed on BIS license application: NLR as the ultimate consignee of 30 gain block amplifiers, 11 integrated circuits, DC-2.5hz V SP8T QSOP24 SMT PKG circuits, 292 integrated circuits SP6T positive bias switches, 140 integrated circuits SP4T positive bias switch DCQs, 10 integrated circuits SMT frequency doublers, 10 SP8T switch nonreflective DCQs, 50 integrated circuits prescaler electronic devices and components, 120 integrated circuits prescaler DIV4 SOT26, electronic devices and components, 63 integrated circuits prescaler DIV2 SOT26, 10 integrated circuits prescaler SIGE DIV4 electronic devices and components, 150 integrated circuits MSOP switches, 190 integrated circuits SPDT switch DCQs. These items are controlled for national security, anti-terrorism, missile technology and nuclear nonproliferation reasons under ECCN 3A001. The licensee is Hittite Microwave Corporation, 20 Alpha Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824. ¶4. Tores is listed on BIS license application: NLR as the ultimate consignee of 20 LNA integrated circuits, 25 integrated circuit switch GAAS MMIC, 20 integrated circuit digital attenuators, 300 integrated circuit SP4T switch DC unmounted, 50 integrated circuit counter LPCC electronic devices and components, 50 integrated circuit SMT double balanced mixers, 10 integrated circuit digital phase detector electronic devices and components, 10 integrated circuit SPDT switch DC, 10 integrated circuit MSOP SPDT switch DC, and 10 integrated circuit SMT double-balanced mixers. These items are controlled for national security, anti-terrorism, missile technology and nuclear nonproliferation reasons under ECCN 3A001. The licensee is Hittite Microwave Corporation, 20 Alpha Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824. ¶5. On April 4, 2009 Moscow Export Control Assistant LES Natalya Shipitsina spoke with Tores Sales Manager and point of contact (POC) Mikhail Bogdanov and requested a meeting to conduct the requested end use check. LES Natalya Shipitsina advised Bogdanov that the reftel commodity is subject to end use verification by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). Bogdanov refused to meet with the Moscow export control team, stating that the reftel commodity was bought for a pilot project, which due to the financial crisis did not go further. Bogdanov also stated that Tores is located in a restricted access area. LES Natalya Shipitsina offered to host the end use check meeting at the BIS office, to which Bogdanov refused. ¶6. On April 9, 2009, Export Control Attach Peter Liston and LES Natalya Shipitsina conducted the requested post-shipment verification at the offices of Insys Corporation, Varshavskoe Shosse, Blvd.125, Moscow, Russia. The export control team met with Ruslan Zubarev, General Director. ¶7. Insys Corporation is a closed joint stock company established more than 20 years ago by three engineers. The company has 60 employees. The company originally established themselves in the field of developing tools for micro processors. Insys Corporation now specializes in digital signal processing models, and is one of the leading companies in Russia in this field. Insys Corporation sells their products only in the commercial market in Russia. In addition to the reftel commodities, Insys Corporation has been importing similar commodities from Texas Instruments and Analog Devices for years. Insys Corporation was the subject of previous positive BIS end use check in 1996. ¶8. The export control team found no indications of impropriety during the end use check at Insys Corporation. Ruslan Zubarev answers were not evasive. The Moscow export control team was allowed full access to Insys Corporation facilities and found it to be a full functioning business producing products for which the reftel commodity was licensed. ¶9. Recommendations: Post recommends Insys Corporation, Moscow, Russia, as a reliable recipient of sensitive U.S. origin commodities. Post does NOT/NOT recommend Tores as a reliable recipient of sensitive U.S. origin commodities. (FCS MOSCOW/JMARKS/PLISTON) RUBIN