# **Trade Compliance in the Middle East and Africa Is Changing, Are You Prepared?**

### **Live Webinar \| 1 April 2026 \| 4:00 PM GST**

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## **Trade compliance in the Middle East and Africa is entering a new phase**

Sanctions are expanding beyond listed entities.

Export controls are reaching deeper into supply chains.

And enforcement is increasingly data-led.

Most compliance programs weren’t built for this.

This session will help you understand what’s changing and what to do about it.

**Why this matters now**

2026 is not a normal regulatory year.

Several structural shifts are happening at once:

- Higher scrutiny on transshipment and re-export routes
- Greater exposure to ownership, vessel, and intermediary risk
- Stricter rules of origin under AfCFTA
- New carbon and documentation requirements for EU-facing exports
- Lower tolerance for manual, spreadsheet-driven compliance processes

Together, these changes are reshaping how trade risk is identified and enforced.

**What you’ll learn**

In this practical session, we’ll cover:

- The global compliance reset and what it means for 2026
- Where compliance programs are under pressure in MEA
- Common structural gaps in manual environments
- How enforcement expectations are evolving
- A pragmatic roadmap for strengthening controls

**Who should attend**

This session is designed for:

- Trade compliance professionals
- Export control specialists
- Customs and import leaders

## **Register Now**

Form: Webinar - EMEA GTI - 2026 04 01 - Trade Compliance in MEA

**Speaker**  
  
Simran Sethi  
**Senior Consultant, Industry Strategy**  
**Global Trade Intelligence, Descartes**  
Simran Sethi is a trade compliance strategist with 15+ years of experience in legal advisory, consulting, and product leadership. As Senior Consultant in Industry Strategy at Descartes, she shapes the Global Trade Intelligence portfolio, aligning regulatory expertise with product development and go-to-market strategy across the US and EMEA. Her background includes EY’s National Trade & Customs Practice, a decade with OCR Services (now part of Descartes), and an LL.M. from Georgetown Law.