VZCZCXYZ0014
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHMO #3157 3021228
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 281228Z OCT 08
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC PRIORITY
INFO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0531
RHMFIUU/US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION WASHINGTON DC

UNCLAS MOSCOW 003157 
 
SIPDIS 
 
USDOC FOR 532/OEA/M.HAMES/L.RITTER 
USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA 
USDOC FOR 532/OEE/MO'BRIEN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: 
LIMACO INC, TULA, RUSSIA, LICENSE NO. NLR 
 
REFTEL: USDOC 05463 
 
¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided 
below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export 
Administration Act. 
 
¶2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to 
determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- 
user, LIMACO Inc., Boldina St., 94, Tula, Russia. The 
company is listed on BIS license application: NLR as 
the ultimate consignee of Five hundred (500) I.C. 2BIT 
digital attenuator SOT 26, thirty (30) I.C. SPDT 
switch, one thousand (1000) I.C. SOT26 SPDT switch DC, 
fifty (50) I.C. DIV 2 prescaler, five hundred (500) 
I.C. MSOP switch, fifty (50) I.C. VCO.  ECCN 0A000. 
The exporter is Hittite Microwave Corporation, 20 
Alpha Road, Chelmsford, MA  01284. 
 
¶3. On October 24, 2008, Export Control Attach Peter 
Liston and LES Boris Karasyov conducted the requested 
post-shipment verification with LIMACO Inc., Boldina 
Street 94, Tula, Russia. The export control team met 
with Vladimir Liberman, General Director and Alexey 
Liberman, Deputy General Director. 
 
¶4. LIMACO Inc., was established in 1992 as a private 
enterprise.  The company has three owners, all 
Russian.  General Director Vladimir Liberman is one of 
the partners and has a 55% share of the company. 
LIMACO is one of the first companies on the market to 
have developed and begin mass production of microwave 
measuring devices operating at the 90+ GHz frequency 
band.  LIMACO products are fully certified under 
requirements of the Russian Federation and are 
produced for civil use.  LIMACO's customers include 
the Russian energy giant Gazprom and several beer 
breweries.  LIMACO does not export their product. 
 
¶5. ECO Liston was given a tour of LIMACO's facilities 
and was also shown several of the subject commodities 
that are awaiting assembly into their line of leveling 
meters and measuring devices. 
 
¶6. The subject commodity is consistent with the 
subject's business.  There are no indications of 
impropriety and the commodity is being used for the 
end-use that it was licensed.  There are no 
indications that the subject company is involved in 
any chemical, biological, nuclear or missile programs. 
 
¶7. Recommendations: Post recommends LIMACO Inc., Tula, 
Russia as reliable recipients of sensitive U.S. origin 
commodities. 
(FCS MOSCOW/JMARKS/PLISTON) 
BEYRLE