BIS Denies Export Privileges for California Company, Owner Over Industrial Parts Export to Iran

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security issued an order (here) to deny export privileges for Maple Pacific Corporation and its owner, Andrew Hsu, until 2022. A U.S. District Court in California convicted Maple of illegally exporting steel manufacturing parts to Iran without a license in February 2012. BIS banned Maple and Hsu from exporting goods from the U.S. for a ten-year period. Hsu still has 45 days, from the Feb. 6 date of the BIS order, to appeal, although BIS says Hsu has so far not contacted the agency. All individuals are also prohibited from exporting goods on behalf of Hsu, BIS said. BIS put Maple and Hsu on the Denied Persons List on Feb. 9 (see 1502100007).