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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa: 2,207 cases from 44 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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by company- Applied Materials, Inc. und Applied Materials Korea, Ltd. €212.2m 61 % · 1 case
- Anonymised companies €62.7m 18 % · 7 cases
- The Manitowoc Company, Inc.; Grove U.S. L.L.C.; Manitowoc Crane Group Germany GmbH €41m 12 % · 1 case
- Aiotec GmbH €13.5m 4 % · 1 case
- Harman International Industries, Inc. €11.5m 3 % · 2 cases
- Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. und Everlight Americas, Inc. €4.46m 1 % · 1 case
- Coastal PVA Technology, Inc. €1.45m 0 % · 1 case
- Haas Automation, Inc. €1.01m 0 % · 1 case
- Container Manufacturing Ltd. €857,339 0 % · 1 case
- Rice Lake Weighing Systems, Inc. €52,632 0 % · 1 case
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When?
per year, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | €4.11m |
| 2023 | 3 | €33.1m |
| 2024 | 5 | €79.9m |
| 2025 | 4 | €12.5m |
| 2026 | 5 | €219m |
18 cases
24 Aug 2026 Container Manufacturing Ltd.Small US machinery supplier exported spare parts for can presses to Russia €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).
Even small businesses with few employees must check tariff codes against Russia restrictions and treat deliveries via third countries as a warning sign.
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.
- 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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12 Aug 2026 Rice Lake Weighing Systems, Inc.Scale manufacturer Rice Lake liable for Italian subsidiary's indirect exports to Iran €52,632
In eight instances in 2019–2021, the Italian subsidiary Dini Argeo supplied weighing equipment worth around 121,500 USD to a trader in the UAE, although it knew that the goods would be passed on to a former direct Iranian customer. The parent company had passed on the Iran ban only by an English-language e-mail without explanation; the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) considered it a non-egregious, voluntarily self-disclosed case.
Implement sanctions requirements at foreign subsidiaries in an understandable way, in the local language and with training for all relevant employees – indirect supplies via traders are also prohibited.
Sanctions training for foreign subsidiaries, indirect supplies via third countries
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
- Area of law
- Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes
- Legal basis
- Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, § 560.215 (Auslandstöchter von US-Personen)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Culpability
- negligent
- Repeat case
- no
- Mitigating circumstances
- Voluntary self-disclosure, immediate internal investigation, low significance for turnover, no prior violations, cooperation; subsequent training of the subsidiary's employees and screening of traders
- Published
- 12 Aug 2026
Original amount 60,764 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Aug 2026.
- OFAC Enforcement Release: Rice Lake Weighing Systems Settles with OFAC for Iran-Related Apparent Violations (12.08.2026) Decision of an authority
- OFAC – Civil Penalties and Enforcement Information Enforcement database of an authority
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5 Aug 2026 Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. und Everlight Americas, Inc.Everlight: 5.15 million USD – Chinese LEDs declared as Taiwanese via Taiwan €4.46m
The Taiwanese LED manufacturer and its Texas subsidiary allegedly transshipped LEDs made in China via Taiwan from 2018 to 2022 and declared them to US customs as being of Taiwanese origin in order to avoid Section 301 tariffs (US punitive tariffs on Chinese goods); in addition, Chinese and Taiwanese chips were not kept separate in production until 2025. The settlement of 5.15 million USD resolves a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a former employee, who receives around 876,000 USD.
Where goods are routed through third countries, document their origin by manufacturing step – repackaging in Taiwan does not turn Chinese goods into Taiwanese ones.
Rules of origin and origin of goods when transshipping via third countries
- Authority / court
- U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Maryland (Department of Justice) mit U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Area of law
- Sanctions and export control · Customs
- Legal basis
- False Claims Act; Tariff Act of 1930 (Vergleich; Haftung nicht festgestellt)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Published
- 5 Aug 2026
Original amount 5,150,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 5 Aug 2026.
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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13 Apr 2026 Coastal PVA Technology, Inc.Coastal PVA: 1.7 million USD (suspended) for brushes sold to SMIC – without an export compliance programme €1.45m
The Californian manufacturer of PVA brushes for wafer cleaning sold goods worth around 400,000 USD on 18 occasions between 2021 and 2024 via two Chinese distributors to SMIC Beijing and SMIC North, both on the Entity List (the US export control list of restricted parties). The company had no formal export compliance rules; the penalty of 1.7 million USD is suspended for one year owing to limited ability to pay and will be waived if training and an internal audit are completed on time.
Obtain a licence even for unlisted everyday goods (EAR99) when the end customer is on the Entity List – without end-customer screening, routing sales through distributors does not help.
Export controls for EAR99 goods and deliveries via distributors
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, 15 C.F.R. § 764.2(a), § 744.11
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Culpability
- negligent
- Mitigating circumstances
- Payment suspended owing to demonstrated limited ability to pay; deliveries stopped after notification by BIS (Bureau of Industry and Security).
- Published
- 14 Apr 2026
Original amount 1,700,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 13 Apr 2026.
- BIS Reaches Administrative Enforcement Settlement with Coastal PVA Technology, Inc. Press release of an authority
- Order Relating to Coastal PVA Technology, Inc., Settlement Agreement und Proposed Charging Letter Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 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 €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.
Routing through foreign subsidiaries does not remove the licence requirement; export control needs audits and clear accountability of management.
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.
- 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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26 Nov 2025 Harman International Industries, Inc.Harman pays 11.8 million USD – anti-dumping duty on aluminium heat sinks not paid €10.2m
The audio electronics group (brands include Harman Kardon and JBL) allegedly imported heat sinks made of Chinese extruded aluminium from 2011 to 2023 without paying the anti-dumping and countervailing duties owed; after the failure was brought to its attention, the company allegedly did not disclose it. The settlement of 11,809,628 USD resolves a whistleblower lawsuit (share around 2.3 million USD).
Disclose customs errors voluntarily once identified – concealment turns an oversight into deliberate deception; build corrective filings into the process.
Anti-dumping duties on components and disclosure of identified errors
- Authority / court
- U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Michigan (Department of Justice) mit CBP und Department of Commerce
- 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
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Published
- 26 Nov 2025
Original amount 11,809,628 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 26 Nov 2025.
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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24 Sep 2025 Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.CBP detains bicycles from Giant Manufacturing over forced labour Order
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order: bicycles, bicycle parts and accessories from Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) are being detained at all US ports of entry because there are indications of forced labour (ILO indicators including debt bondage, withholding of wages, excessive overtime and abusive working and living conditions). Detained shipments can be destroyed, re-exported or released upon proof of admissibility.
Recruitment fees for migrant workers are a core risk – suppliers should demonstrably bear them themselves.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- 19 U.S.C. § 1307 (Tariff Act of 1930, Section 307)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Published
- 24 Sep 2025
- CBP issues Withhold Release Order on Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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25 Jun 2025 Harman International Industries, Inc.OFAC: USD 1.45 million settlement with Harman over diversion of products to Iran via a UAE distributor €1.25m
Audio electronics group Harman International Industries, Inc. of Connecticut is paying USD 1,454,145 under a settlement with OFAC for eleven apparent violations of the Iran sanctions. According to OFAC's findings, from May 2018 to October 2020 its long-standing distributor in the United Arab Emirates sold Harman products to customers in Iran with the knowledge and support of 13 UK-based employees of its US subsidiary Harman Professional, Inc.; their conduct is attributable to Harman. OFAC treated the apparent violations as egregious but voluntarily self-disclosed; the base penalty was USD 2,077,350. Harman satisfies USD 400,000 of the settlement amount by investing in additional sanctions controls. OFAC signed the settlement agreement on 25 June 2025 and published it on 8 July 2025. Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), enforcement release "Harman International Industries, Inc. Settles with OFAC for $1,454,145 Related to Apparent Violations of Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations", 8 July 2025, https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/934471/download?inline; summarised in our own words.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
- Area of law
- Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes
- Legal basis
- Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. § 560.204(a) (elf mutmaßliche Verstöße); Vergleich nach den Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines, 31 C.F.R. part 501, app. A
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Published
- 8 Jul 2025
Original amount 1,454,145 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 25 Jun 2025.
- OFAC Enforcement Release: Harman International Industries, Inc. Settles with OFAC for $1,454,145 (08.07.2025) Decision of an authority
- OFAC Settlement Agreement: Harman International Industries, Inc. (25.06.2025) Decision of an authority
- OFAC – 2025 Enforcement Information Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link
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17 Jan 2025 Haas Automation, Inc.Haas Automation: CNC parts and unlock codes for blocked Russian defence companies €1.01m
According to the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), from December 2019 to March 2022 the Californian machine tool manufacturer indirectly supplied, via its dealer network, one CNC machine, 13 spare parts orders and seven unlock codes for machines of blocked Russian defence and energy companies. According to OFAC, Haas agreed to a settlement of 1,044,781 USD with OFAC (OFAC treated eight of the 21 apparent violations as egregious; no voluntary self-disclosure); at the same time, Haas reached a separate settlement of 1.5 million USD with the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), which is not included in the amount shown. Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), enforcement release "Haas Automation, Inc. Settles with OFAC for $1,044,781 for Apparent Violations of the Ukraine-/Russia-related Sanctions Regulations", 17 January 2025, https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/933956/download?inline; summarised in our own words.
Spare parts and software unlock codes for machines already delivered are also services relevant to sanctions – end customers behind dealers must be known.
End-customer screening in dealer sales, software unlocks as a service
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC); parallel U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
- Area of law
- Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes
- Legal basis
- Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations (31 C.F.R. part 589; E.O. 13662); Export Administration Regulations
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Mitigating circumstances
- Substantial remedial measures and extensive cooperation
- Published
- 17 Jan 2025
Original amount 1,044,781 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 17 Jan 2025.
- OFAC Enforcement Release: Haas Automation, Inc. Settles with OFAC for $1,044,781 (17.01.2025) Decision of an authority
- OFAC – 2025 Enforcement Information Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link
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19 Dec 2024 The Manitowoc Company, Inc.; Grove U.S. L.L.C.; Manitowoc Crane Group Germany GmbHManitowoc: USD 42.6m for cranes with uncertified diesel engines €41m
Under a consent decree, crane maker Manitowoc and two subsidiaries will pay a civil penalty of 42,600,000 USD because, between 2014 and 2018, they allegedly sold cranes with at least 1,032 diesel engines that were covered neither by a valid EPA certificate of conformity nor by the transition programme for equipment manufacturers; reporting, bonding and labelling requirements were also breached. In addition, the companies will fund the repowering of a locomotive in the Sparrows Point area (Baltimore) with an engine meeting current emission standards. According to the EPA, the court approved the settlement in March 2025.
Companies using transitional engine allowances must be able to allocate every installed unit – otherwise it counts as uncertified.
Certification of engines in imported machinery
- Authority / court
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) / U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
- Legal basis
- Clean Air Act, Sections 203(a) und 213(d) (Mobile-Source-Vorschriften für Offroad-Dieselmotoren)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Published
- 19 Dec 2024
Original amount 42,600,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 19 Dec 2024.
- EPA: Manitowoc Company Clean Air Act Settlement Summary Press release of an authority
- Proposed Consent Decree, United States v. The Manitowoc Company, Inc. et al., Civil Action 2:24-cv-1635 (E.D. Wis.) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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7 Nov 2024 Aiotec GmbHOFAC: USD 14.55 million settlement with Aiotec over supply of a polypropylene plant to Iran €13.5m
Berlin-based Aiotec GmbH, which sources industrial equipment for the energy sector, is paying USD 14,550,000 under a settlement with OFAC for one apparent violation of the Iran sanctions; USD 9,550,000 of this is suspended as long as Aiotec meets its compliance commitments. Under the settlement agreement, up to a further USD 700,000 may be suspended if spent on sanctions compliance; USD 4.3 million is payable in instalments over seven years. According to OFAC's findings, between 2015 and 2019 the company took part in a conspiracy to cause a US company to sell it a decommissioned Australian polypropylene plant for around USD 9.7 million that was in fact destined for a buyer in Iran; payments of around USD 9.46 million ran through a US bank. OFAC treated the apparent violation as egregious and not voluntarily self-disclosed; the base penalty equalled the statutory maximum of USD 19.4 million. OFAC signed the settlement agreement on 7 November 2024 and published it on 3 December 2024. According to the settlement agreement, the settlement does not constitute an admission by Aiotec of the apparent violation. Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), enforcement release "Aiotec GmbH Settles with OFAC for $14,550,000 Related to an Apparent Violation of the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations", 3 December 2024, https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/933661/download?inline; summarised in our own words.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
- Area of law
- Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes
- Legal basis
- Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. § 560.203(b) (Verabredung zur Umgehung; ein mutmaßlicher Verstoß); Vergleich nach den Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines, 31 C.F.R. part 501, app. A
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Published
- 3 Dec 2024
Original amount 14,550,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 7 Nov 2024.
- OFAC Enforcement Release: Aiotec GmbH Settles with OFAC for $14,550,000 (03.12.2024) Decision of an authority
- OFAC Settlement Agreement: Aiotec GmbH (07.11.2024) Decision of an authority
- OFAC – 2024 Enforcement Information Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link
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11 Oct 2024 a US aerospace and defence supplierSEC order against a US defence supplier over bribery of Indian public officials by a subsidiary €1.54m
From 2020 to 2022, employees of the Indian subsidiary of a US aerospace and defence supplier bribed Indian public officials via agents and distributors, among other things to tailor tenders in the group's favour; the payments were booked as business expenses. Payment of 504,926 USD in disgorgement, 78,889 USD in interest and a penalty of 1.1 million USD.
Even small foreign subsidiaries need effective controls over payments to distributors and agents; otherwise the listed parent company is liable under the books-and-records provisions.
Influencing tender conditions via distributors
- Authority / court
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Area of law
- Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
- Legal basis
- FCPA Buchführungs- und interne Kontrollvorschriften (Sections 13(b)(2)(A)/(B) Exchange Act)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Culpability
- intentional
- Mitigating circumstances
- Cooperation (sharing of internal investigation findings) and remediation, including termination of employees and third parties.
- Published
- 11 Oct 2024
Original amount 1,683,815 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Oct 2024.
- SEC, Pressemitteilungen (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2024) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Company name anonymised since 11 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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10 Sep 2024 a US agricultural machinery groupMachinery group pays 9.9 million USD: Thai subsidiary bribed air force and highways authority €9m
From 2017 to 2020, the acquired Thai subsidiary provided public officials, including officials of the Royal Thai Air Force and the Department of Highways, with cash, sham consultancy fees, luxurious "factory visit trips", meals and entertainment, and also engaged in commercial bribery. The group is paying 4,343,401 USD in disgorgement, 1,086,954 USD in interest and a penalty of 4.5 million USD.
After acquisitions, integrate subsidiaries swiftly into the compliance programme and controls – otherwise old practices such as luxury trips for customers live on.
Travel, hospitality and entertainment for public officials
- Authority / court
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Area of law
- Bribery and corruption · Gifts, hospitality and benefits
- Legal basis
- FCPA Buchführungs- und interne Kontrollvorschriften (Sections 13(b)(2)(A)/(B) Exchange Act)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Culpability
- intentional
- Published
- 10 Sep 2024
Original amount 9,930,355 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 10 Sep 2024.
- SEC, Administrative Proceedings (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2024) Decision of an authority
- SEC, FCPA Durchsetzungsmaßnahmen (Liste) (Entscheidung 2024) Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 5 · Company name anonymised since 10 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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4 Mar 2024 a Japanese engine manufacturerJapanese engine manufacturer: USD 16.2m CARB settlement over refrigeration unit engines €14.9m
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement of 16,196,120 USD with a Japanese engine manufacturer. Almost 20,000 engines, mainly for transport refrigeration units, were affected: an incompletely reported auxiliary emission control device (AECD), the use of test procedures not applicable to the engine type, and the production of large spark-ignition engines not covered by the CARB certification. According to CARB, the company made modifications to address the incomplete reporting so that it will meet certification requirements in future.
Every device that affects emission control belongs in full in the certification application – even for small engines.
Complete information in certification procedures
- Authority / court
- California Air Resources Board (CARB)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
- Legal basis
- CARB Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engines and Equipment Regulation
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Published
- 4 Mar 2024
Original amount 16,196,120 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 4 Mar 2024.
- California Air Resources Board (CARB), Veröffentlichung der Behörde (Entscheidung 2024) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 8 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 4 Mar 2026 · Direct link
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13 Sep 2023 a US subsidiary of a Japanese vehicle and engine manufacturerUS subsidiary of engine maker: almost USD 8m CARB settlement over small engine emissions €5.31m
CARB reached a settlement with the US subsidiary of a Japanese vehicle and engine manufacturer totalling 7,968,419 USD for breaches of the rules on small off-road engines (SORE) and on evaporative emissions: a civil penalty of 5,694,452 USD and 2,273,967 USD for four environmental projects. The company had obtained a variance for several engine families, mostly generators, whose carbon canisters did not meet capacity requirements, but failed to meet its conditions; after the variance was revoked, all units sold under it counted as non-compliant. It is the third SORE enforcement action against the company within four years. The authority allegedly made the findings set out here; this account is not based on a final judgment. The amount field records only the civil monetary penalty.
Companies selling under a conditional variance must monitor compliance with its terms continuously – if it lapses, every sale becomes non-compliant.
Complying with conditions attached to variances
- Authority / court
- California Air Resources Board (CARB)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
- Legal basis
- CARB Small Off-Road Engine (SORE) Regulation; Evaporative Emissions Regulations
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Repeat case
- yes
- Mitigating circumstances
- According to CARB, the company cooperated in resolving the allegations.
- Published
- 13 Sep 2023
Original amount 5,694,452 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 13 Sep 2023.
- California Air Resources Board (CARB), Veröffentlichung der Behörde (Entscheidung 2023) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 8 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 13 Sep 2025 · Direct link
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29 Aug 2023 a US industrial manufacturerOFAC: USD 9.62m settlement with US manufacturer over sale of reflective sheeting to an Iranian police entity €8.9m
A US manufacturer based in Minnesota is paying USD 9,618,477 under a settlement with OFAC for 54 apparent violations of the Iran sanctions. According to OFAC's findings, between 2016 and 2018 its Swiss subsidiary knowingly sold reflective licence plate sheeting via a German reseller to an entity controlled by Iran's Law Enforcement Forces; a US person employed by a foreign subsidiary was closely involved. Such dealings were expressly excluded from the general licence then available to foreign subsidiaries. OFAC treated the apparent violations as egregious but voluntarily self-disclosed; the base penalty was USD 13,740,682. OFAC signed the settlement agreement on 29 August 2023 and published it on 21 September 2023. Summarised in our own words.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
- Area of law
- Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes
- Legal basis
- Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. §§ 560.204, 560.206, 560.215 (54 mutmaßliche Verstöße); Vergleich nach den Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines, 31 C.F.R. part 501, app. A
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Published
- 21 Sep 2023
Original amount 9,618,477 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 29 Aug 2023.
- OFAC, Civil Penalties and Enforcement Information (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2023) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 29 Aug 2025 · Direct link
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24 Feb 2023 a US manufacturer of 3D printersDDTC: USD 20 million against US 3D printer manufacturer for transfers of technical data €18.9m
The DDTC settled with a US manufacturer of 3D printers for a civil penalty of USD 20 million for unauthorised exports and retransfers of technical data to various countries, including a country proscribed under the ITAR, and for deficient ITAR records. USD 10 million is suspended for approved compliance measures and USD 10 million is payable in three instalments. A few days later the Bureau of Industry and Security imposed a separate penalty for violations of the Export Administration Regulations.
Anyone sharing technical data digitally with sites and partners must check and document export control before each transfer.
Transfers of technical data and ITAR record-keeping duties
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)
- Area of law
- Sanctions and export control · Export control and dual-use goods
- Legal basis
- Arms Export Control Act § 38 (22 U.S.C. § 2778); ITAR, 22 C.F.R. Parts 120–130, insbesondere Part 127 und § 128.11
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Mitigating circumstances
- The allegations are based on facts that the company itself disclosed to the DDTC.
Original amount 20,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 24 Feb 2023.
Checked against the official source on 8 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 24 Feb 2025 · Direct link
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30 Dec 2022 a Danish refrigeration and air-conditioning manufacturerOFAC: USD 4.38 million settlement with Danish manufacturer over payments from Iran, Syria and Sudan through a US bank account €4.11m
A Danish refrigeration and air-conditioning manufacturer is paying USD 4,379,810 under a settlement with the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for 225 apparent violations of the Iran, Syria and Sudan sanctions. According to OFAC's findings, between November 2013 and August 2017 its UAE subsidiary directed customers in those countries to pay, via third-party payers, into its account at the UAE branch of a US financial institution, and also made payments from that account to Iran and Syria; around USD 16.96 million was involved in total. The third-party payers obscured the originators and beneficiaries, so the bank's filters did not stop the payments. OFAC treated the case as non-egregious and not voluntarily self-disclosed; the base penalty was USD 21,899,050. Summarised in our own words.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
- Area of law
- Sanctions and export control · Breaches of sanctions and embargoes
- Legal basis
- IEEPA, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701-1705; Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (31 C.F.R. part 560), Syrian Sanctions Regulations (31 C.F.R. part 542), Sudanese Sanctions Regulations (31 C.F.R. part 538); Vergleich nach den Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines, 31 C.F.R. part 501, app. A
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Published
- 30 Dec 2022
Original amount 4,379,810 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 Dec 2022.
- OFAC, Civil Penalties and Enforcement Information (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2022) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 30 Dec 2024 · Direct link