BIS Fines Firm $575K After Voluntary Disclosure of Unlicensed Exports to China, Israel
The Bureau of Industry and Security announces that TW Metals, Inc. of Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay a $575,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that it exported titanium alloy and aluminum bar to China and Israel without the required export licenses, in violation of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). TW Metals voluntarily disclosed the violations, which BIS notes is a significant mitigating factor when considering administrative settlements.
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BIS alleged that between April 2004 and August 2007, TW Metals made 48 exports of titanium alloy, controlled for reasons of nonproliferation, through Canada to China without the required Commerce Department licenses. Additionally, TW Metals engaged in conduct prohibited by the EAR in July 2007 by exporting aluminum bar, also controlled for reasons of nuclear nonproliferation, through Canada to Israel without the required Commerce Department license.