The U.S. Government agencies maintain lists of individuals and entities barred or restricted from entering into certain types of transactions with U.S. persons. Those lists include not only specially designated nationals but also individuals and businesses that have been debarred by the Department of State or restricted by the Department of Commerce because of previous violation of the regulations. Consequences for transferring or transacting with a Restricted Party are severe. To learn more about Restricted Party click here. 

Please conduct a Restricted Party Screening (RPS) of the parties you are transacting with in the following situations:

• International Collaborations/Exchanges
• Shipments (see ProShip)
• Visitors (See Visitor website)

For performing RPS, the Office of Trade Compliance (OTC) has made available to the Pitt Community a consolidated screening lists tool called Amber Road for screenings that are not for shipment or visitor purposes.

To access the Amber Road RPS tool: contact OTC for login credentials.  The Amber Road tool can be found here.

To learn more about how to conduct a RPS: Please read the "Steps for performing a Restricted Party Screening" guidance document, written by the Office of Trade Compliance.