EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SIPRA LABS

UNCLAS NEW DELHI 000643 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/HINES/GAINES USDOC FOR 3131/USFCS/OIO/ANESA/KREISSL USDOC FOR 4530/MAC/ANESA/OSA ICE HQ FOR STRATEGIC INVESTIGATIONS STATE FOR EB/ESP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC IN SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SIPRA LABS LIMITED, HYDERABAD, INDIA REF: USDOC 00255 ¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. On March 23, 2009, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) at Sipra Labs Limited (SIPRA). ¶3. BIS requested a PSV at SIPRA, located in Sanathnagar, Hyderabad. SIPRA was listed as the ultimate consignee for fifteen hypersils manufactured by Thermo Electron of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Export License: No License Required. ECCN: EAR99. ¶4. ECO and FSN Srivastava met with Mr. V.S.R. Swamy, Director, and Dr. V. Satyanarayana, Managing Director, in the SIPRA conference room. ¶5. SIPRA representatives were not familiar with BIS regulations and this was the first visit by BIS officials to their facility. Swamy provided copies of the following documents pertaining to this transaction: SIPRA Purchase Order, Thermo Invoice, Thermo Packing List, Air Waybill and a receipt for duties paid to the Indian Customs Authority. ¶6. Satyanarayan explained that a hypersil is a single-use item installed in a liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer to measure pharmaceutical compounds in the bloodstream of a test subject. At the conclusion of the meeting, the hypersils were presented for inspection. There were 10 BDS hypersils and 5 gold hypersils. ¶7. Established in 1994, Sipra Labs Limited is an FDA-certified laboratory that tests the safety and effectiveness of drugs designed by pharmaceutical companies. SIPRA employs approximately 140 personnel. The facility is protected by electrical fencing, surveillance cameras, and an around the clock private security force. ¶8. Recommendation: At the time of this visit, Sipra Labs Limited appeared to be a reliable recipient of this controlled technology. The items on check were physically verified and were being used in a manner consistent with the Export Administration Regulations. WHITE