In international trade, the word “compliance” is no longer just a formal requirement — it’s a strategic element to ensure continuity, reputation, and competitiveness.
Anyone working in the export/import sector knows the challenges and risks involved, as well described by Exportiamo in the article “Export Control, Sanctions and Trade Compliance: Challenges and Opportunities for Global Security and Competitiveness.”
Between sanctions, controls, regulations, and international suppliers, managing due diligence can easily become a maze of procedures, checks, and scattered documents across different systems.
Ganymede, the cloud platform developed by LikableHair, was created to simplify all of this.
It’s not just a verification tool or a database of compliance checks — it’s a comprehensive software solution for due diligence and export control.
Ganymede provides an integrated environment that automates and standardizes the due-diligence process, making it consistent, repeatable, and — most importantly — verifiable.
This is achieved through the automation of data collection and verification for customers, suppliers, and business partners.
From intuition to project
In the export/import sector, compliance management is one of the most delicate activities.
Anyone who exports or imports goods knows that every transaction can hide legal and reputational risks — entities listed under sanctions, countries subject to restrictions, or opaque suppliers.
Due diligence exists to prevent all this — yet too often it remains a manual, fragmented process, dependent on emails, Excel sheets, or disconnected systems.
The idea behind Ganymede was born from a real, observed problem while working directly with exporting and importing companies: the difficulty of maintaining constant, documented oversight over third parties.
Many organizations still rely on manual checks or fragmented procedures, exposing themselves to errors, delays, or worse — unintentional violations of international regulations.
Ganymede was designed to address this challenge: to centralize and automate the entire verification workflow — from data collection to sanctions list screening, all the way to compliance reporting.
A single digital environment where every decision is traceable, every step is documented, and every update is immediate.
How it works
Ganymede allows you to build a fully customizable due diligence process tailored to the needs of each company. Within the platform, it is possible to define evaluation criteria, risk levels, roles, and responsibilities, shaping the operational workflow according to the organization.
When a new request is submitted — whether for a client, supplier, or business partner — the system automatically classifies and prioritizes it, preventing overlaps and communication gaps. At this stage, legal experts from Beyond Bounds, partners specialized in international law, begin the analysis of the case. Once all necessary data is collected, the due diligence report is compiled. The platform includes an internal chat that simplifies the retrieval of missing information or additional documentation, facilitating smooth collaboration between company staff and the analysis team.
The report examines corporate structures and the control chain in detail, up to the identification of Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs). The analysis also considers shareholders, management, corporate links, legal proceedings, and adverse media, aiming to provide a comprehensive, well-supported assessment of the subject’s risk and compliance level. Throughout the process, major international databases (UN, US, EU, UK, CA, and others) are consulted to ensure the accuracy and currency of the information.
At the end, the final report is generated in PDF format, accessible and downloadable directly from the Ganymede interface. It is also possible to configure continuous monitoring over time or set an automatic report expiration, allowing users to receive update notifications and maintain ongoing compliance, thereby reducing the risk of sanctions or unintentional violations.
Compliance, export control, and sanctions: one single framework
One of Ganymede’s greatest strengths lies in its ability to bring together three critical aspects of international compliance within a single interface: third-party due diligence, international sanctions control, and export control management.
In practice, the platform goes beyond simply verifying a subject’s reliability — it also assesses the compliance of the entire transaction.
For example, it can automatically identify whether a product or technology falls into a restricted category, or whether a shipment involves high-risk countries or sanctioned entities.
In other words, it doesn’t just analyze who is involved in a transaction, but also what is being traded and where it is going.
This proactive approach allows organizations to spot potential blocks or risks in advance and adjust operational decisions in real time, without slowing down logistics or commercial workflows.
All of this happens without disrupting daily operations: Ganymede runs quietly in the background, providing alerts and reports only when intervention is needed.
The goal is not to add bureaucracy, but to make work smoother and more informed, giving professionals a tool that reduces risk without compromising efficiency.
Why it matters for export/import professionals
Anyone working in international trade knows how complex the checks can be before each shipment or new partnership. Information often comes from multiple sources, timelines are tight, and the level of responsibility is high. Ganymede is designed precisely to address this: it makes verification a natural part of the workflow, not an extra step. For an export office, a logistics operator, or a supply chain manager, Ganymede is much more than a compliance tool. Thanks to its modular structure and integration capabilities, the platform adapts to various scenarios:
Automatic verification of new customers or suppliers during onboarding, drastically reducing time and manual errors.
Periodic monitoring of the partner portfolio.
Preemptive analysis of new business opportunities in sensitive areas.
Traceability and documentation of every action, with full compliance records available for audits or inspections.
Integration with other tools (ERP, CRM, document management systems, or other LikableHair software).
Like every project developed at LikableHair, Ganymede was born from a concrete insight: turning a real business need into a robust digital process.
Over time, the team has refined a methodology that combines market analysis, technical expertise, and continuous feedback from export companies.
The result is a platform that goes beyond simply complying with regulations — it helps businesses build trust, both internally and across borders.
An ecosystem that grows
Like all LikableHair products, Ganymede is designed to integrate into a broader ecosystem. It can interact with other software, such as Pandora — the platform for managing customs documents — to create a complete workflow from partner verification to shipment.
The logic remains the same: turn complex operations into coherent, controllable, and digitally traceable processes.
With Ganymede, every company can build its own “compliance control center”, maintaining full visibility over all activities without wasting time on manual checks or reconstructing processes after the fact.
Ganymede represents a new approach to due diligence: not merely as a regulatory obligation, but as a lever for efficiency and trust. For professionals in export/import, it means having a robust, transparent, and up-to-date system that reduces risk and accelerates decision-making. In international trade, being confident in compliance is not just a legal safeguard — it’s the best way to operate safely in a global market that changes every day.
