Founded in 1986 as MK Technology, the Trade Compliance Group is a leading global consultancy firm that provides a wide range of export and import compliance services and solutions to a substantial and diversified client base that includes Fortune 500 corporations, colleges and universities, and some of the fastest growing private companies worldwide. Our consultants are experts in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), Customs, OFAC, economic sanctions, and related matters. Our trade compliance experts include professionals with extensive Government and private sector expertise in export controls and enforcement, including former senior export control officials of the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security and Treasury; former Congressional staffers; and senior level export compliance managers from leading defense and high technology firms. The Trade Compliance Group is headquartered in Washington, DC and has and has offices or consultants in New England, the West Coast of the USA, Japan, Germany and the UK. A major element of our practice is designing Export Control Programs for clients worldwide, and advice on national export-control regimes throughout the world. The company also assists organizations in classifying items, including crypto, license determination, in-house training, audits, assessments, and regulatory monitoring. The company also sells a range of courses and awareness video for in-house export compliance training. Some of our titles include "Mastering Export Compliance", "Deemed Exports", ""Mastering Import Compliance", Mastering Exports in China", Understanding the EAR, Understanding the ITAR. The Trade Compliance Group previously operated under the “MK Technology” brand. and was rebranded. The Trade Compliance Group is a consulting company with experts in all aspects of trade controls import compliance, and export compliance..