EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LIMACO INC, TULA, RUSSIA, LICENSE NO. NLR

UNCLASSIFIED UNCLAS MOSCOW 003157 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/M.HAMES/L.RITTER USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA USDOC FOR 532/OEE/MO'BRIEN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP, ETRD, ETTC, RS SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: LIMACO INC, TULA, RUSSIA, LICENSE NO. NLR REFTEL: USDOC 05463 1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, LIMACO Inc., Boldina St., 94, Tula, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license application: NLR as the ultimate consignee of Five hundred (500) I.C. 2BIT digital attenuator SOT 26, thirty (30) I.C. SPDT switch, one thousand (1000) I.C. SOT26 SPDT switch DC, fifty (50) I.C. DIV 2 prescaler, five hundred (500) I.C. MSOP switch, fifty (50) I.C. VCO. ECCN 0A000. The exporter is Hittite Microwave Corporation, 20 Alpha Road, Chelmsford, MA 01284. 3. On October 24, 2008, Export Control Attach Peter Liston and LES Boris Karasyov conducted the requested post-shipment verification with LIMACO Inc., Boldina Street 94, Tula, Russia. The export control team met with Vladimir Liberman, General Director and Alexey Liberman, Deputy General Director. 4. LIMACO Inc., was established in 1992 as a private enterprise. The company has three owners, all Russian. General Director Vladimir Liberman is one of the partners and has a 55% share of the company. LIMACO is one of the first companies on the market to have developed and begin mass production of microwave measuring devices operating at the 90+ GHz frequency band. LIMACO products are fully certified under requirements of the Russian Federation and are produced for civil use. LIMACO's customers include the Russian energy giant Gazprom and several beer breweries. LIMACO does not export their product. 5. ECO Liston was given a tour of LIMACO's facilities and was also shown several of the subject commodities that are awaiting assembly into their line of leveling meters and measuring devices. 6. The subject commodity is consistent with the subject's business. There are no indications of impropriety and the commodity is being used for the end-use that it was licensed. There are no indications that the subject company is involved in any chemical, biological, nuclear or missile programs. 7. Recommendations: Post recommends LIMACO Inc., Tula, Russia as reliable recipients of sensitive U.S. origin commodities. (FCS MOSCOW/JMARKS/PLISTON) BEYRLE