Freight Forwarder to Pay $5,200 to Settle BIS Antiboycott Violation Allegation
The Bureau of Industry and Security has announced that Plane Cargo Inc. (PCI), a freight forwarder located in Houston, TX, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $ 5,200 to settle one allegation that it violated the antiboycott provisions of the Export Administration Regulations.
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BIS Alleges PCI Furnished Invoice Certifying Goods Were Not of Israeli Origin
BIS, through its Office of Antiboycott Compliance, had alleged that on one occasion in 2003, PCI, in connection with a transaction involving the sale and transfer of goods from the U.S. to Syria, furnished an invoice to a company in Syria that certified that the goods were not of Israeli origin in violation of the antiboycott provisions of the EAR. PCI cooperated fully with the investigation.
(The antiboycott provisions of the EAR prohibit U.S. persons from taking certain actions with the intent to comply with, further, or support unsanctioned foreign boycotts, 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 Commerce Department.)