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> unfortunately, every company in the world is required to comply with US sanctions if they do any business at all in the United States, e.g. serving US-based c
by duckmysick 7y ago
> unfortunately, every company in the world is required to comply with US sanctions if they do any business at all in the United States, e.g. serving US-based customers. This includes even interacting with US banking infrastructure. So being headquartered somewhere else doesn't help; you have to comply. And US sanctions as written do not allow us to provide commercial services or services which could be used commercially to sanctioned countries.
How come DHL is able to ship packages to sanctioned countries? I understand there are some limitations to what can be sent there from the US, but it seems like they are able to do so from other countries. Is the DHL US a separate entity or is there something else I'm missing?
- dylz 7y agoWikipedia article says this: > DHL offers worldwide services, including deliveries to countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Myanmar (formerly Burma). As it is German-owned, DHL is not affected by U.S. embargoes or sanctions and will ship to Cuba and North Korea. However, there are strict codes for delivering to North Korea, as the country has shaky relations with the West. As DHL is no longer a United States company, it is not allowed to make domestic flights between U.S. airports. DHL contracts these services to other providers. > DHL ended domestic pickup and delivery service in the United States in 2009