BIS Hands Down Ten Year Export Ban for Carbon Fiber Shipment

The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security denied Peter Gromacki export privileges for ten years after a U.S. district court convicted Gromacki of illegally exporting T700 carbon fiber, which is controlled by the Export Administration Regulations, to China without a BIS license (here). The agency is also denying export privileges for JEN Fibers and Performance Engineered, two companies owned and operated by Gromacki. The district court convicted Gromacki in 2013, and his denial will expire in 2023. Gromacki received a sentence of three months of imprisonment, three years of supervised release, a $300 assessment and a $5,000 criminal fine. BIS is giving Gromacki 45 days to appeal the denial order.