BIS Announces Four Firms Settle Antiboycott Charges for $72K Total
The Bureau of Industry and Security states that four companies agreed to pay a total of $72,000 in civil penalties to settle allegations that each violated the antiboycott provisions of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The companies are ChemGuard Inc, Bank of New York Mellon (Shanghai Branch), World Kitchen LLC, and Tollgrade Communications Inc.
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- ChemGuard Inc (CGI) agreed to pay $22,000 to settle allegations that during the period 2005 through 2007, on two occasions it furnished prohibited information in a statement regarding the blacklist status of the carrying vessel and on five occasions failed to report the receipt of a request to engage in a restrictive trade practice or boycott, as required by the EAR.
- Bank of New York Mellon (Shanghai Branch) (BNYM) agreed to pay a civil penalty of $30,000 to settle fifteen allegations that during the year 2007, in connection with transactions involving the sale and/or transfer of goods or services (including information) from the United States to United Arab Emirates, BNYM (Shanghai Branch), on fifteen occasions, furnished prohibited information in a statement certifying that the goods were neither of Israeli origin nor contained Israeli materials.
- World Kitchen LLC (WK), located in Greencastle, PA, agreed to pay $10,000 to settle allegations that during the years 2006 through 2008, in connection with transactions involving the sale and/or transfer of goods or services (including information) from the United States to United Arab Emirates, WK, on five occasions, failed to report the receipt of a request to engage in a restrictive trade practice or boycott, as required by the EAR.
- Tollgrade Communications, Inc (TCI), located in Cranberry Township, PA, agreed to pay $10,000 to settle allegations during the period 2002 through 2004, in connection with transactions involving the sale and/or transfer of goods or services (including information) from the United States to Saudi Arabia, on three occasions, furnished prohibited information in a statement regarding TCI’s business activities with or in Israel, and, on one occasion, failed to report the receipt of a request to engage in a restrictive trade practice or boycott, as required by the EAR.
(The antiboycott provisions of the EAR prohibit US persons from taking certain actions with intent to comply with, further or support unsanctioned foreign boycotts (usually against Israel), including furnishing information about business relationships with or in a boycotted country or with blacklisted persons. In addition, the EAR requires that persons report their receipt of certain boycott requests to the Department of Commerce.)