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Episode 12: Export Controls, SCOMET and US Re-Export Rules for Indian Exporters

Dr. Pramod Sant

Guest Dr. Pramod Sant Former VP & Head of Import Export and Customs - Siemens

Dr. Pramod Sant is a seasoned international trade, customs, and supply chain leader with more than four decades of experience across logistics, import-export operations, export controls, and regulatory compliance. He currently serves as Director General of the Federation of Freight…

TL;DR

Dr. Pramod Sant spent more than 32 years at Siemens, rising to Head of Import, Export and Customs, and is now Director General of the Federation of Freight Forwarders' Associations in India. He discusses how sanctions keep changing shape, why Indian exporters must follow US re-export rules alongside SCOMET, what a mid-size exporter should invest in, where importers get penalized, how trade compliance shapes company strategy, and why AI answers still need checking.

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