Grainger to Pay $12,000 to Settle Antiboycott Violations
Industrial supply company W. W. Grainger of Illinois agreed to pay a civil penalty of $12,000 to settle charges that it violated the Bureau of Industry and Security antiboycott regulations. Grainger failed to timely report 12 requests to engage in a boycott, BIS said.
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According to BIS, Grainger received 12 requests in 2008 to participate in the anti-Israel boycott in its dealings with the Kuwaiti company Global International General Trading & Contracting. Specifically, documents involved in the transactions stipulated that “as per Kuwait law Israeli goods are not acceptable.” Grainger failed to timely report its receipt of these requests, as directed by Section 760.5 of the Export Administration Regulations. Grainger neither admitted nor denied its guilt in the settlement.
If Grainger fails to pay the penalty on time, BIS will charge interest and may deny Grainger’s export privileges for one year, BIS said.