Compliance Radar

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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

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3cases from 2 jurisdictions

€220.5mTotal of monetary amounts

€212.2mLargest single case: Applied Materials, Inc. und Applied Materials Korea, Ltd.

€7.48mMedian per case with an amount

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24 Aug 2026 Container Manufacturing Ltd.Small US machinery supplier exported spare parts for can presses to Russia USAExport control and dual-use goods €857,339

Between March 2023 and March 2025, the Ohio manufacturer of presses for beverage can ends (nine employees) supplied, in ten instances, spare parts for aluminium forming tools worth around 264,700 USD – partly via the UAE and Turkey – without a licence to a Russian customer whose group also supplies defence precursors. In two instances, the company acted with knowledge of the violation; it admitted the allegations, which were brought by the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).

What organisations can take from it

Even small businesses with few employees must check tariff codes against Russia restrictions and treat deliveries via third countries as a warning sign.

Relevance to training and awareness

HTS-based export restrictions on Russia, diversion via third countries

Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.

Authority / court: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
Area of law: Sanctions and export control · Export control and dual-use goods
Legal basis: Export Administration Regulations, § 746.8(a)(5) (HTS-Codes Supplement No. 4 to Part 746), §§ 764.2(a), 764.2(e)
Action: Fine
Status of proceedings: final
Sector: Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Employees: Under 50
Mitigating circumstances: Full cooperation; compliance programme subsequently expanded with screening, an approval process and additional export control training
Published: 24 Aug 2026

Original amount 1,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 24 Aug 2026.

Sources

BIS Reaches Administrative Enforcement Settlement with Container Manufacturing Ltd. (24.08.2026) Press release of an authority
BIS Order Relating to Container Manufacturing Ltd. Decision of an authority

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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30 Jul 2026 Airbus Operations LimitedAirbus Operations pays 6.4 million GBP for export control breaches in technology transfer United KingdomExport control and dual-use goods €7.48m

Over an extended period before November 2022, Airbus Operations Ltd breached the Export Control Order 2008: transfers of controlled technology under three open general export licences (OGEL) were not correctly documented, required registers were missing, and one individual licence was not complied with. The case came to light through voluntary disclosure and was concluded by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) by way of a compound settlement (date of publication).

What organisations can take from it

Technology transfers by e-mail or data room are also exports – conditions, registers and records of general licences must be put into practice day to day.

Relevance to training and awareness

Licence conditions and record-keeping obligations in technology transfer

Authority / court: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) / Export Control Joint Unit
Area of law: Sanctions and export control · Export control and dual-use goods
Legal basis: Export Control Order 2008, Art. 29(2) und 29(3) (Auflagen und Register bei OGELs) sowie Auflage einer SIEL; Straftaten nach Art. 38(1)(a) und (b); Compound Settlement durch HMRC
Action: Fine
Status of proceedings: final
Sector: Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Employees: 10,000 or more
Mitigating circumstances: Voluntary disclosure, full cooperation, remedial measures
Published: 30 Jul 2026

Original amount 6,409,388 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 Jul 2026.

Sources

Notice to exporters 2026/17: company named in compound settlement for breaches of export control Press release of an authority

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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11 Feb 2026 Applied Materials, Inc. und Applied Materials Korea, Ltd.Applied Materials pays 252 million USD for chip equipment exports to China USAExport control and dual-use goods €212.2m

In 2021 and 2022, Applied Materials and its Korean subsidiary exported ion implanters for semiconductor manufacturing worth around 126 million USD via Korea without a licence to a Chinese company placed on the Entity List in 2020. The penalty imposed by the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) corresponds to twice the transaction value and thus the statutory maximum; the compliance staff and executives responsible are no longer with the company.

What organisations can take from it

Routing through foreign subsidiaries does not remove the licence requirement; export control needs audits and clear accountability of management.

Relevance to training and awareness

Entity List screening for deliveries via subsidiaries

Authority / court: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
Area of law: Sanctions and export control · Export control and dual-use goods
Legal basis: Export Administration Regulations (Entity List)
Action: Fine
Status of proceedings: final
Sector: Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Employees: 10,000 or more
Liability of senior managers: According to BIS, the responsible compliance staff and senior executives from sales and production are no longer employed.
Published: 12 Feb 2026

Original amount 252,500,300 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Feb 2026.

Sources

BIS: Applied Materials to Pay $252 Million Penalty for Illegally Exporting Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment (12.02.2026) Press release of an authority
BIS Order Relating to Applied Materials, Inc. and Applied Materials Korea (11.02.2026) Decision of an authority

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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Every case is based on a decision, press release or database of an authority or a court. Press and law-firm reports count at most as additional references.

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