MASSO does not sell into any country or regime listed under Australian or United Nations trade sanctions, and does not support controllers found in sanctioned regions.

1. What are trade sanctions?

Trade sanctions are legal restrictions on trade with a country or regime. They are imposed for foreign policy reasons, often to influence or respond to objectionable actions or policies. Export and import restrictions are the most common types.

Australian sanction laws implement both United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions and Australian autonomous sanctions regimes. The Charter of the United Nations does not explicitly define “sanctions”, but Article 41 is generally understood to provide a definition: measures not involving the use of armed force, including the complete or partial interruption of economic relations.

2. Who is affected?

The sanctioned countries and regimes – both UN and Australian autonomous – are listed on the DFAT sanctions regimes page. The list is updated periodically based on global and national interests.

3. CNC controllers not specifically listed

Sanctions often apply only to specific product groups, components, technologies, sub-regions or individuals within a country or regime. Because these restrictions are complex, MASSO takes a simplified, cautious approach: MASSO / Hind Technology Australia Pty Ltd does not sell products into any listed sanctioned country or regime, regardless of the specific details of the sanctions.

4. Controllers in sanctioned areas

MASSO takes reasonable steps to ensure products are delivered to the intended end user.