Compliance Radar

Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific: 1,838 cases from 37 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.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€7.48mTotal of monetary amounts
€7.48mLargest single case: Evolutions Flooring Inc.
€7.48mMedian per case with an amount

Click a bar to drill down one level.

When?

per quarter, by date of decision
Trend
PeriodCasesTotal
Q4 20230–
Q1 20240–
Q2 20240–
Q3 20240–
Q4 20240–
Q1 20251€7.48m
Q2 20250–
Q3 20250–
Q4 20250–
Q1 20260–
Q2 20260–
Q3 20260–
Q4 20260–

1 case

25 Mar 2025 Evolutions Flooring Inc.Evolutions Flooring: 8.1 million USD for false manufacturer and origin information on wood flooring USACustoms €7.48m

The Californian importer of multilayered wood flooring allegedly provided false information on the manufacturer and country of origin from 2019 to 2022, thereby evading anti-dumping, countervailing and Section 301 duties on Chinese goods. The settlement of 8.1 million USD is a joint payment by all settling parties and is based on the ability to pay.

What organisations can take from it

State the actual manufacturer and actual country of origin in customs declarations; false information used to evade anti-dumping, countervailing or Section 301 duties can be pursued as customs fraud.

Relevance to training and awareness

Manufacturer and origin information in customs declarations

Authority / court
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, und U.S. Attorney’s Office Central District of California
Area of law
Sanctions and export control · Customs
Legal basis
False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 ff. (Vergleich; Haftung nicht festgestellt)
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Construction and real estate
Mitigating circumstances
Settlement amount based on the ability to pay of the settling parties.
Liability of senior managers
Measures against individuals are not reported here.
Published
25 Mar 2025

Original amount 8,100,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 25 Mar 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link

Report an error

Anonymous: we store only your text, no contact details and no IP address.

Ready for training that actually lands?

Try the combination for free: automated administration for you, learning formats that fit your team, with no minimum or credit card.

Start 14-day free trial