TBML Risk indicator guidelines
| Structural risk indicators | |
| 1. | When the search business activity differs from the business line stated or the entity is not present online |
| Structural risk indicators refer to the complexity that TBML schemes create using corporate structures, such as shell companies | |
| Trade activity risk indicators | |
| 2. | The entity’s transactions, shipping routes and general processes are inconsistent with standard business practices |
| 3. | A newly formed/re-activated trade entity engages in high-volume and high-value trade activities. In contrast, an unknown entity engages in trade activities in sectors with high barriers to market entry |
| 4. | Trade activity is inconsistent with the stated line of business of the entities involved, e.g. a car dealer that is exporting clothing |
| The trade activity risk indicators refer to trade activities inconsistent with the stated line of business and complex trade deals involving numerous third-party intermediaries in incongruent lines of business | |
| Trade document and commodity risk indicators | |
| 5. | Contracts, invoices or other trade documents vaguely describe the traded commodities |
| 6. | Trade or customs documents supporting the transaction are missing and appear counterfeit. The documentation includes false or misleading information and is frequently modified and amended, including documents previously rejected |
| 7. | Where commodities are imported into a country under the temporary importation and inward processing regime, they are exported using false documents after the import |
| 8. | Goods and commodities are routed to jurisdictions and destinations that do not make commercial sense and cannot be justified |
| Trade documents and commodity risk indicators refer to trade and customs documentation with vague descriptions or altogether missing documentation | |
| Account and transaction activity risk indicators | |
| 9. | An entity makes payment for imported goods using a shell company or company other than the consignee of the goods and commodities. The outside company’s involvement cannot be justified, and there are no economic reasons for the party’s involvement |
| Account and transaction activity risk indicators include high-value transactions that are processed relatively quickly, followed by dormancy | |
| 1. | When the search business activity differs from the business line stated or the entity is not present online |
| 2. | The entity’s transactions, shipping routes and general processes are inconsistent with standard business practices |
| 3. | A newly formed/re-activated trade entity engages in high-volume and high-value trade activities. In contrast, an unknown entity engages in trade activities in sectors with high barriers to market entry |
| 4. | Trade activity is inconsistent with the stated line of business of the entities involved, e.g. a car dealer that is exporting clothing |
| 5. | Contracts, invoices or other trade documents vaguely describe the traded commodities |
| 6. | Trade or customs documents supporting the transaction are missing and appear counterfeit. The documentation includes false or misleading information and is frequently modified and amended, including documents previously rejected |
| 7. | Where commodities are imported into a country under the temporary importation and inward processing regime, they are exported using false documents after the import |
| 8. | Goods and commodities are routed to jurisdictions and destinations that do not make commercial sense and cannot be justified |
| 9. | An entity makes payment for imported goods using a shell company or company other than the consignee of the goods and commodities. The outside company’s involvement cannot be justified, and there are no economic reasons for the party’s involvement |
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