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Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 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.

EUSanctions and export control Clear all filters
5cases from 3 jurisdictions
€415,000Total of monetary amounts (2 cases with an amount)
€215,000Largest single case: Amsterdam company pays settlement: dividend paid out to oligarch's company
€207,500Median per case with an amount

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Where?

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  1. Germany 2 cases 40 % ·
  2. Netherlands 2 cases 40 % · €415,000
  3. Italy 1 case 20 % ·

What for?

by topic
  1. Breaches of sanctions and embargoes 2 cases 40 % · €215,000
  2. Customs 2 cases 40 % ·
  3. Export control and dual-use goods 1 case 20 % · €200,000

Who?

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  1. Steel and metals 2 cases 40 % ·
  2. Retail and e-commerce 1 case 20 % · €200,000
  3. Manufacturing and mechanical engineering 1 case 20 % ·
  4. Other 1 case 20 % · €215,000

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10 Feb 2025 EPPO freezes assets: Chinese stainless steel declared as Korean ItalyCustoms Order

In 110 imports via a customs agency in Ferrara, two companies are alleged to have declared stainless steel coils from China as being of South Korean origin, thereby evading almost 2.4 million EUR in additional duty under the 2019 EU anti-dumping regulation; 60 further imports by one of the companies using the same method involve around 950,000 EUR. At the request of the Bologna office of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), assets totalling more than 3.3 million EUR were frozen; searches took place in Ferrara, Varese, Milan and La Spezia.

What organisations can take from it

False origin declarations for steel subject to anti-dumping duties are prosecuted across borders by the EU prosecutor – with asset freezes already at the investigation stage.

Relevance to training and awareness

Origin declarations for steel imports and liability of management

Authority / court
Europäische Staatsanwaltschaft (EPPO), Büro Bologna
Area of law
Sanctions and export control · Customs
Legal basis
EU-Antidumpingverordnung von 2019 (Edelstahlcoils aus China); Hinterziehung von Einfuhrzöllen
Action
Order
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Steel and metals
Liability of senior managers
Those responsible at the companies are alleged to have certified the South Korean origin.
Published
10 Feb 2025
Sources

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3 Feb 2025 Customs investigators: machinery manufacturer allegedly declared Indian steel as British GermanyCustoms Incident

From March 2021, a machinery manufacturer from the Rhein-Neckar district is alleged to have declared steel products worth more than 2.9 million EUR as being of British origin in more than 100 customs clearances, although the steel came from India and was only imported via the UK; correctly, 25% higher import duties would have been payable. In December 2024, the Stuttgart customs investigation office (Zollfahndungsamt Stuttgart), acting on behalf of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), searched business premises in Germany and at the British seller; the damage is estimated at several hundred thousand euros.

What organisations can take from it

For steel, the actual origin determines the customs burden – check supplier declarations from intermediaries for plausibility.

Relevance to training and awareness

Preferential and origin rules when buying steel via intermediaries

Authority / court
Zollfahndungsamt Stuttgart im Auftrag der Europäischen Staatsanwaltschaft (EPPO)
Area of law
Sanctions and export control · Customs
Legal basis
Verdacht der Steuerhinterziehung (Einfuhrabgaben nach EU-Zollrecht, falsche Ursprungsangaben)
Action
Incident without known action
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Steel and metals
Published
3 Feb 2025
Sources

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7 Nov 2024 Seven years' imprisonment: machine tools for sniper rifles to Russian arms manufacturer GermanyBreaches of sanctions and embargoes Custodial sentence

In 2015, despite the Russia embargo, the 56-year-old managing director of a Baden-Württemberg machine tool company and a Swiss holding company supplied six machine tools with accessories to a Russian arms manufacturer for the series production of sniper rifles, and concealed the recipient and intended use. The 2nd Criminal Division of the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart, Ref. 2 St 3 BJs 48/22) imposed an aggregate sentence of seven years' imprisonment; around 3 million EUR was confiscated from the holding company and 2.1 million EUR from the defendant (of which 674,000 EUR jointly and severally). Not final.

What organisations can take from it

Embargo breaches with a defence connection are prosecuted as state security cases – even years later and with confiscation from foreign holding companies.

Authority / court
Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart, 2. Strafsenat (Az. 2 St 3 BJs 48/22)
Area of law
Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes
Legal basis
§§ 17, 18 Außenwirtschaftsgesetz i. V. m. Beschluss 2014/512/GASP und Verordnung (EU) Nr. 833/2014
Action
Custodial sentence
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Culpability
intentional
Liability of senior managers
Managing director personally sentenced to seven years' imprisonment.
Published
7 Nov 2024
Sources

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23 Sep 2024 Amsterdam company pays settlement: dividend paid out to oligarch's company NetherlandsBreaches of sanctions and embargoes €215,000

At the end of 2021, a company based in Amsterdam paid out a dividend of around 18 million EUR to a Russian shareholder behind which there was a sanctioned person, repaid a loan to a listed Russian company in 2019 and did not freeze shares and voting rights; in addition, a gatekeeper was misinformed. In a settlement (transactie) with the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (Openbaar Ministerie), the company paid 195,000 EUR and the managing director, as de facto manager, 20,000 EUR.

What organisations can take from it

Dividends, loan repayments and voting rights vis-à-vis shareholders with a sanctioned owner in the background are also frozen – gatekeepers must know the full structure.

Relevance to training and awareness

Freezing shares of listed shareholders, beneficial owners

Authority / court
Openbaar Ministerie (Staatsanwaltschaft der Niederlande)
Area of law
Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes
Legal basis
Sanctiewet 1977 i. V. m. EU-Finanzsanktionen gegen Russland (seit 2014)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Other
Liability of senior managers
The managing director paid 20,000 EUR as de facto manager.
Published
23 Sep 2024
Sources

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31 Oct 2023 Woerd-Tech BVWoerd-Tech BV: 200,000 EUR penalty for microchips to Russian defence customers NetherlandsExport control and dual-use goods €200,000

The company of a Russian-Dutch national from Gorssel sold microchips, semiconductors and other electronics to a Russian purchasing organisation with an FSB licence and to customers from the defence industry, and after the tightening of sanctions in 2022 routed shipments ostensibly via the Maldives and other countries. Following charges brought by the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (Openbaar Ministerie, OM), the Rotterdam District Court (Rechtbank Rotterdam) imposed a fine of 200,000 EUR on the BV (final after the appeals were withdrawn) and 18 months' imprisonment on the managing director (appeal proceedings pending).

What organisations can take from it

Banks report suspicious Russia payments to the FIU – sham routes via third countries are uncovered in this way and hit both companies and management.

Authority / court
Rechtbank Rotterdam; Anklage Openbaar Ministerie
Area of law
Sanctions and export control · Export control and dual-use goods
Legal basis
Sanctiewet 1977 (EU-Russland-Sanktionen); Urkundenfälschung (valsheid in geschrifte)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Retail and e-commerce
Culpability
intentional
Liability of senior managers
Managing director sentenced at first instance to 18 months' imprisonment; in the appeal proceedings, the OM demanded three years and a professional ban.
Published
14 Apr 2025
Sources

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