BIS Order Prohibits Exports by Humane Restraint for 2 Years for EAR Violations
The Bureau of Industry and Security issued an export denial order prohibiting exports by Humane Restraint, Inc. of Wis. to any destination except Canada for a period of two years, and pay a penalty of $465,000, of which all but…
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$50,000 is suspended as per a settlement agreement, among other things. The denial order allows Humane Restraint to export under previously approved Bureau of Industry and Security licenses. According to the order, Humane Restraint exported various restraint devices, such as strait jackets, bed restraints, and wrist and ankle restraints, which are classified under ECCN 0A982 and controlled for Crime Control (CC) reasons), to Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom without the required license. The order also alleges that Human Restraint acted with knowledge that such activities are violations of the Export Administration Regulations