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Unfortunately it's very common. For instance Digikey won't ship Toshiba low noise transistors to China for our mic amps.</div>
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Can't suggest an easy solution other than setting up your own company.</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Synth-diy <synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org> on behalf of David G Dixon via Synth-diy <synth-diy@synth-diy.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 21 December 2024 07:21<br>
<b>To:</b> synth-diy@synth-diy.org <synth-diy@synth-diy.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [sdiy] Latvian export control issues</font>
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<div><span class="x_034061707-21122024">Hey Synth DIY team,</span></div>
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<div><span class="x_034061707-21122024">I'm trying to buy ICs in bulk quantities directly from ALFA, but because I don't have a website, they're saying they cannot ship to me because there is no way for Export Control to verify my identity and end use. I intend
to use the chips for a very large personal build, not a product. In any case, I guess this is so Latvian semiconductors don't end up in the wrong hands or whatever.</span></div>
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<div><span class="x_034061707-21122024">Has anyone else encountered this conundrum, and did you find a successful work-around? Is this just a Latvian thing, or does it apply all over the EU?</span></div>
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<div><span class="x_034061707-21122024">Cheers,</span></div>
<div><span class="x_034061707-21122024">Dave Dixon</span></div>
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