The Urals lane lives or dies by the G7 $60 price cap. On every cargo we reconcile three documents: the FOB price on the commercial invoice, the quantities on the bill of lading, and the amount on the bank payment advice. If they disagree, the cargo does not move. This step is baked into the risk node, not left to manual sampling.

The $60 ceiling is a hard line, not a guideline. Urals above it cannot use Western insurance or shipping, which kills the delivery. So we watch the pricing window around the load port and would rather skip a cargo than cross the line.

Keep the origins straight. Iran is the only origin we automatically reject — no matter who inquires, Iranian cargo never enters our trading list, and we do not provide trading services for that origin. Iraq is different: exempt since October 2, 2026, so SOMO can be contracted directly and the Basrah Light lane runs normally.

The two origins are not interchangeable on sanctions; that framing is a mistake we have made before and must not repeat. Our system lists only Iran on the reject side, which removes any misreading.

Advice to clients: name the origin before ordering and we return a yes-or-no instantly. Line up the three documents, then fix the vessel — that cuts most compliance rework in half.