Freight Forwarder & 2 Others to Pay $35K to Settle Antiboycott Charges
The Bureau of Industry and Security has announced that three companies agreed to pay a total of $ 35,200 in civil penalties to settle allegations that each violated the antiboycott provisions of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The companies are JAS Forwarding Inc., Rexnord Industries LLC, and Weiss-Rohlig USA LLC.
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(The antiboycott provisions of the EAR prohibit U.S. persons from taking certain actions with 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. Violations of the EAR antiboycott provisions usually involve boycotts against the country of Israel.)
JAS Forwarding to pay $19K. JAS Forwarding (USA) Inc., located in Los Angeles, CA, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $19,200 to settle three allegations that it violated the antiboycott provisions of the EAR. BIS alleged that during 2006, in connection with transactions involving the sale and/or transfer of goods or services (including information) from the U.S. to Lebanon and Kuwait, JAS, on three occasions, furnished prohibited information in statements certifying that the goods were neither of Israeli origin nor contained Israeli materials and in a statement regarding the blacklist status of the insurance company.
Rexnord to pay $8K. Rexnord Industries LLC (Rexnord), located in Milwaukee, WI, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $ 8,000 to settle five allegations that it violated the antiboycott provisions of the EAR. BIS alleged that during 2007 through 2009, in connection with transactions involving the sale and/or transfer of goods or services (including information) from the U.S. to Qatar, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Rexnord, on one occasion, furnished prohibited information in a statement certifying that the goods were neither of Israeli origin nor contained Israeli materials and, on four occasions, failed to report to the Commerce Department the receipt of a request to engage in a restrictive trade practice or boycott, as required by the EAR. Rexnord voluntarily disclosed the transactions to BIS.
Weiss-Rohlig also to pay $8K. Weiss-Rohlig USA LLC (W-R), located in Cranford, NJ, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $8,000 to settle two allegations that it violated the antiboycott provisions of the EAR. BIS alleged that during 2006, in connection with transactions involving the sale and/or transfer of goods or services (including information) from the U.S. to Kuwait, W-R on one occasion, furnished prohibited information in a statement regarding the blacklist status of the carrying vessel, in violation of the antiboycott provisions of the EAR and, on one occasion, failed to report to the Commerce Department the receipt of a request to engage in a restrictive trade practice or boycott, as required by the EAR.
Additional information on these cases is available here.