The Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists offers an examination that addresses knowledge and skills common to all sanctions professionals in varied employment settings, including financial institutions, international corporations, law firms, consulting companies, government, and other trades and businesses.

The objective of the certification program is to set the standard for the sanctions profession, and to make Certified Sanctions Specialists (CSS) widely recognized as trained and credentialed specialists in the sanctions field. It is a multiple-choice, proctored exam that can be taken in testing centers across the globe.

Why this Certification?

Career opportunities abound for the sanctions specialists, but the days are over that just anyone can fulfil that role. Especially in these days, the “consumer” of the services of a compliance officer or other sanctions expert has become more vigilant, demanding quality. This demand is exacerbated by the media’s constant attention to sanctions issues arising at financial institutions, or international businesses. Certification of the sanctions professional in organizations that are vulnerable to the problem is designed to meet this consumer concern.

Benefits of Certification

For the employer

Testing Centers

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CSS Certification Packages

Option 1: CSS Certification Standard Package

The CSS Standard Package is design for self-study. It includes:

1. Electronic CSS Study Guide (PDF)
2. The CSS Exam

Option 2: CSS with Prep Virtual Classroom Package

The CSS Virtual Classroom is a live web-based study course, which provides candidates of the Certified Sanctions Specialist (CSS) designation additional guided instruction to help retain and reinforce the key concepts covered in the CSS study guide. The CSS Virtual Classroom will keep you on track towards success through:

Instructors

As a member of the China Customs Think Tank, he provided policy research and intellectual support for China’s WTO accession negotiations. His research areas include: commodity classification, customs valuation, rules of origin, anti-dumping and countervailing, tax collection and management, intellectual property protection, trade control, etc.

In terms of export control and economic sanctions, Mr. Xie Jiaoning is one of China’s earliest pioneers and one of the most experienced professionals. Relying on a deep understanding of the multilateral export control framework, China’s trade control, and the US export control and economic sanctions system, Mr. Xie has been actively helping Chinese regulatory agencies optimize control policies, strengthen supervision and management, and improve law enforcement mechanisms for the past 20 years; assisting the general public Companies plan and establish export control, economic sanctions, and trade compliance systems, and further coach them to put various systems into practice.

Mr. Xie also often assists companies in conducting trade compliance strategic reviews, export control and sanctions audits, and the formulation of internal control plans. Both multinational companies and local Chinese companies have benefited from his services and recognized their systemicity and practicality.

As a member of expert groups of many international organizations, Mr. Xie also actively participates in the establishment of export control systems in other developing countries, and provides policy advice and intellectual support to the competent government departments of Cambodia, Mongolia, Malaysia and other countries.

Mr. Xie is currently the executive director of FTI Consulting Company, responsible for leading export control and sanctions in Asia.