Even today, however, although they have already joined the international regimes of Export Control, organizations and governments can only rely on the due diligence of exporters to ensure that all laws and regulations are respected as much as possible. They must therefore trust in the ability of those operators to keep their activities in Compliance with the rules and agreements in force.

It is right in this context, to face these complexities, that the discipline of Export Compliance was born: it is the only real answer possible to try to prevent, effectively and in structural terms, the danger of "non-compliance" in everyday business life, and consequently the risk of incurring legal or administrative sanctions, financial losses or reputation deterioration for failing to comply with laws, regulations and legislations, codes of conduct and good practices related to the scope of export (understood as the complex of goods and services export and import activities somehow subject to Export controlling regulations applicable to transactions between two different states, jurisdictions or entities).

An effective Export Compliance, in fact, must be based on an accurate and constant Risk Management activity. And since it allows the development of best practices and behaviors of excellence through the implementation of the most appropriate procedures as for the management, transparency and audit of the activities carried out, it is undoubtedly the only system available for companies to preserve their ethical health, support their long-term growth and prosperity, protect their good name and avoid, or at least mitigate, potential legal actions (both civil and penal) as well as many kinds of fines, penalties and sanctions.