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Viewing cable 09MOSCOW326, EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FILUR ELECTRONIC

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09MOSCOW326 2009-02-11 08:13 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Moscow 
VZCZCXYZ0001
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHMO #0326 0420813
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 110813Z FEB 09
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC PRIORITY
INFO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1856
RHMFIUU/US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION WASHINGTON DC
RUEHKV/AMEMBASSY KYIV 0325
 
UNCLAS MOSCOW 000326 
 
SIPDIS 
 
USDOC FOR 532/OEA/M.HAMES/L.RITTER 
USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA 
USDOC FOR 532/OEE/MO'BRIEN 
USDOC FOR 532/BIS/OEA/TWILLIS/EHOLLAND/ANALYST 
KYIV FOR FCS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FILUR ELECTRONIC 
LTD, KIEV, UKRAINE, LICENSE NO. NLR 
 
REFTEL: USDOC 0235 
 
1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is 
prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 
 
2. Reftel requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the 
legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Filur Electronic Ltd., 
Kiev, Ukraine. The company is listed on BIS license application: NLR 
as the ultimate consignee of thirty (30) integrated circuits, 16 
lead, 3X3 and amplifiers, ten (10) GAAS PHEMT MMIC power amplifier 9 
Q 11 GHZ, twenty-five (25) I.C. digital attenuator electronic 
integrated circuit: n/unmounted, and twenty (20) I.C. DIV8 prescaler 
electronic integrated circuit: n/unmounted, electronic devices and 
components.  ECCN: 3A001.  These items are controlled for national 
security (NA), missile technology (MT), nuclear non-proliferation 
(NP) and anti-terrorism reasons (AT).  The exporter is Hittite 
Microwave Corporation, 20 Alpha Road, Chelmsford, MA  01824. 
 
3. On January 30, 2009, Export Control Attach Peter Liston and LES 
Yuriy Prikhodko conducted the requested post-shipment verification 
with Filur Electronic Ltd, 2A M Krivonosa Street, R 700, Kiev, 
Ukraine.  The export control team met with Sergey Palatny, General 
Director. 
 
4. Filur Electronic Ltd was founded in 1993 as a distributor of 
electronic components.  Filur has 20 employees.  FilurQs first 
international contract was with Philips Corporation.  Filur started 
importing dual-use electronic components in 1995.  Filur has 
imported licensable electronic components from Honeywell Sensor 
Controls, Siemens (under license from Germany), and Hittite 
Microwave.  Filur has been offered military contact work but has 
never imported components for them. 
 
5. According to Sergey Palatny, the reftel commodities were imported 
for sale on the local market only.  The commodities are consistent 
with the subject business.  There are no indications of impropriety 
and the consigneeQs answers were not evasive. 
 
6. Recommendations: Post recommends Filur Electronic Ltd., Kiev, 
Ukraine as reliable recipients of sensitive U.S. origin commodities. 
 
(FCS MOSCOW/JMARKS/PLISTON) 
BEYRLE