Example Consolidated Sanctions List
| Publisher | Example Sanctions Authority |
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| Program | EXAMPLE-PROGRAM-01 |
| Listing date | 2024-03-14 |
| Description | Designated for supplying dual-use goods to a listed end user. |
| Matched name | HARBOURLIGHT GLOBAL TRADING LTD |
SAMPLE
Sanctions · Politically exposed persons · Adverse media
HARBOURLIGHT GLOBAL TRADING LIMITED
Name screening of the company against 1,200+ global sanctions lists, watchlists and regulatory enforcement lists, politically exposed persons (PEP) databases and adverse media.
BRN
00000000
Records matched
2
Overall risk score
92 / 100
Screened
02 Nov 2026, 09:30 UTC
Result: Strong matches found
At least one high-risk record closely matches the subject’s name. Review the matched records below carefully.
Screening details
| Subject | HARBOURLIGHT GLOBAL TRADING LIMITED |
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| Entity type | Company |
| Jurisdiction | Hong Kong · BRN 00000000 |
| Sources screened | 1,200+ sanctions lists and watchlists (incl. OFAC SDN, UN, EU, UK HM Treasury, Swiss SECO); law-enforcement, regulatory, insolvency and other official lists; politically exposed persons (PEP levels 1–4) and their relatives and close associates; adverse media from 50,000+ news sources |
| Method | Automated name matching, including near spellings, scored for match confidence (name 60%, date 25%, country 15%; threshold 93). A record is reported only if it also contains the subject’s distinctive name words: names that share only legal forms or trade words such as “Co., Limited” or “Electronics” are excluded. Risk is scored by category 50%, country 30% and crime 20%. |
| Report reference | SAMPLE |
Matched records
HARBOURLIGHT GLOBAL TRADING LTD
Record 1 of 2
| Match confidence | 98% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Risk score | 92 / 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Categories | Sanctions Adverse Media | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Review status | Unreviewed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Countries | HK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk flags | Sanctioned entity Export-control concern | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sanctions (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adverse media (1) | Trading firm named in export-control investigation
by Example Newsroom · 2024-03-15 · HK
An illustrative article reporting that the firm was named in an investigation into re-exports of restricted components. Sentiment: negative, score -0.78
sanctions export controls investigation
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| On record | first seen 2024-03-14 · last seen 2026-10-28 |
HARBOR LIGHT TRADING CO
Record 2 of 2
| Match confidence | 94% | |||||||||||||||
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| Risk score | 40 / 100 | |||||||||||||||
| Categories | Warnings and Regulatory Enforcement | |||||||||||||||
| Review status | Unreviewed | |||||||||||||||
| Countries | SG | |||||||||||||||
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| Warnings & enforcement (1) | Example Regulator Enforcement Notices
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Screening notices
| Possible match found | The screening found records that resemble the subject and need review. (warning) |
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About this screening
The company’s name is screened against more than 1,200 sanctions lists, watchlists and official databases, politically exposed persons (PEP) data and adverse media drawn from over 50,000 news sources tagged into 415+ risk categories. Lists are refreshed continuously, so the screening reflects them as they stand at the moment it runs.
| Sanctions and watchlists | Global sanctions regimes including the US OFAC SDN list, the UN Security Council consolidated list, EU financial sanctions, UK HM Treasury and Switzerland’s SECO list, plus other national regimes, travel bans and restrictive measures. |
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| Government and law enforcement | Wanted lists such as the FBI and Interpol, and government exclusion and debarment lists. |
| Politically exposed persons (PEP) | Level 1: heads of state, supreme court judges, central bankers. Level 2: parliamentarians, ambassadors, military leaders. Level 3: senior civil servants and local government. Level 4: relatives and close associates. Also state-owned and state-invested entities. |
| Adverse media | Allegations, investigations, convictions and reputational issues reported in the press, each article tagged by risk category with sentiment and keywords. |
| Financial crime | Fraud, misappropriation, corruption, bribery, tax evasion, drug trafficking and narcotics offences. |
| Terrorism | Terrorist and insurgent activity, support networks and financiers, profiled before and after official designation. |
| Geopolitical and country risk | FATF grey- and black-listed jurisdictions, embargoed jurisdictions, shell banks and sanctioned state financial institutions. |
| Regulatory, judicial and other lists | Convictions, indictments, regulatory fines and debarments, fitness and probity lists, insolvency registers, and special interest persons and entities (SIP / SIE). |
How to read the scores
| Match confidence (0–100) | How likely a record is the same entity as the company screened. It weighs name similarity (60%), date (25%) and country (15%); records below 93 are treated as false positives and not reported. A record must also contain the company’s distinctive name words: one that shares only legal forms or trade words (such as “Co., Limited” or “Electronics”) is listed separately as a similar name, not as a match. |
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| Risk score (0–100) | How serious a record would be if it is a true match. It weighs the record’s category (50%), the countries involved (30%) and the crimes alleged (20%). The overall risk score is the highest among the matched records. |
| Result | No significant matches; Potential matches — review required; or Strong matches found, depending on the overall risk score. |
Notes on this report
- A name match is not a finding that the company is sanctioned, politically exposed or involved in wrongdoing. Most potential matches in name screening turn out to be false positives: compare each record’s identifiers (name, country, dates, registration details) with the company before relying on it.
- The screening covers the company’s registered name only. It does not screen directors, shareholders or beneficial owners, and it cannot tell whether the company is 50% or more owned by sanctioned persons, which under OFAC, EU and Swiss SECO rules can bring it within a sanctions freeze.
- Sanctions lists change frequently, sometimes daily. The result reflects the sources at the screening time shown in the report.
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