Compliance

1. Purpose and Scope

This Compliance Policy summarizes the trade compliance, sanctions, and regulatory principles applicable to use of the Global Trade Sourcing B2B Platform (the “Platform”). It forms part of, and should be read together with, Section 17 (Sanctions, Export Controls, and International Trade Compliance) of the Terms & Conditions, which remains the governing provision in the event of any conflict.

2. Sanctions and Export Control Compliance

Users must comply with all sanctions, export control, and trade compliance laws applicable to their Transactions, including those administered by the United Nations, the governments of Pakistan, the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and any other jurisdiction relevant to the parties or goods involved. Users must not use the Platform to facilitate trade with individuals, entities, or countries subject to comprehensive sanctions, or involving goods, services, or technology restricted under applicable export control regimes, without all required government authorizations.

3. Restricted Party Screening Disclaimer

Global Trade Sourcing may use automated tools to screen Users against publicly available sanctions and restricted party lists as part of its own risk-management practices. This screening is performed for Global Trade Sourcing's internal compliance purposes only; it is not a compliance service provided to Users, does not substitute for a User's own restricted-party screening and due diligence obligations, and is not warranted to be complete, current, or error-free.

4. User Compliance Obligations

• obtaining all import, export, customs, and regulatory licenses or approvals required for their Transactions;
• ensuring that products comply with applicable product safety, labeling, and standards requirements in the destination market;
• not misrepresenting the origin, classification, or end-use of goods to circumvent customs duties or export controls; and
• promptly informing Global Trade Sourcing if a User becomes aware that a Transaction facilitated through the Platform may involve a compliance violation.

5. Prohibited and Restricted Products

Categories of prohibited and restricted products are set out in Section 9 (Prohibited Products, Restricted Content, and Compliance) of the Terms and the Intellectual Property & Content Policy, and are enforced through a combination of automated keyword and pattern detection and manual review.

6. Anti-Money-Laundering-Related Practices

Where Global Trade Sourcing processes or facilitates payments directly (as opposed to Users transacting bank-to-bank off-Platform), it may apply identity verification, transaction monitoring, and reporting practices consistent with applicable anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing laws, and may decline, delay, or reverse a transaction where required by law or by a payment partner's policies.

7. Regulatory Cooperation

Global Trade Sourcing may cooperate with customs authorities, financial regulators, sanctions authorities, and law enforcement, including by disclosing relevant account or transaction information in response to a lawful request, consistent with the Privacy Policy.

8. Reporting Compliance Concerns

If you become aware of a potential sanctions, export control, or other regulatory compliance issue involving a User or Transaction on the Platform, please report it using the contact details in Section 10.

9. Changes to this Policy

Global Trade Sourcing may update this Compliance Policy from time to time to reflect changes in applicable law or regulatory guidance, by posting the revised version on the Platform.

10. Contact Information

• Compliance Email: compliance@globaltradesourcing.com
• Legal Email: legal@globaltradesourcing.com