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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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per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
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| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | €138.9m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | €100,000 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — |
3 cases
31 Mar 2026 Anti-dumping duty evaded: suspended sentence and fine for import of hairdressing aluminium foil €100,000
A German import company declared aluminium foil for hairdressers made in China as goods originating in Myanmar in order to evade anti-dumping duties; a company set up specifically for this purpose in Myanmar carried out only minimal processing, which did not change the origin. Around 610,000 EUR was evaded, plus around 140,000 EUR from seven direct sales to unsuspecting German customers. Following charges brought by the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Cologne, the Krefeld District Court sentenced the Chinese national responsible to one year and eight months suspended and a fine of 100,000 EUR; more than 321,000 EUR was confiscated, and the proceedings against a second accused were discontinued subject to a monetary condition.
Origin declarations for metal goods subject to anti-dumping duty must be robust – minimal processing in a third country does not change the origin.
Origin of goods and proof of origin for goods subject to anti-dumping duties
- Authority / court
- Gericht in Krefeld (Krefeld District Court); Anklage: Europäische Staatsanwaltschaft (EPPO) Köln; Ermittlungen Zollfahndungsamt Essen
- Area of law
- Sanctions and export control · Customs
- Legal basis
- Hinterziehung von EU-Antidumpingzöllen (Einfuhrabgaben) auf Aluminiumfolie aus China; Ursprungsregeln des EU-Zollrechts
- Action
- Custodial sentence
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Culpability
- intentional
- Published
- 31 Mar 2026
- EPPO: Germany – Conviction in EPPO case on evasion of anti-dumping duties on aluminium foil imports (31.03.2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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3 Feb 2025 Customs investigators: machinery manufacturer allegedly declared Indian steel as British 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.
For steel, the actual origin determines the customs burden – check supplier declarations from intermediaries for plausibility.
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
- Zollfahndungsamt Stuttgart: Verdacht der Steuerhinterziehung bei der Einfuhr von Stahl (03.02.2025) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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5 Aug 2024 Glencore International AGOffice of the Attorney General of Switzerland: summary penalty order against Glencore over bribery in Congo €138.9m
Glencore failed to take all reasonable organisational precautions to prevent the bribery of foreign public officials by a business partner in connection with the acquisition of minority stakes in two mining companies in the DR Congo in 2011. The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (Bundesanwaltschaft, BA) issued a summary penalty order (Strafbefehl) imposing a fine of 2 million CHF and a compensatory claim of 150 million USD (amount converted at the ECB rate of 5 August 2024: 152,357,266 USD in total); further matters from 2007–2017 were discontinued.
Companies are also liable for bribery by business partners if they have not taken adequate due diligence and control measures.
Corruption risks posed by business partners in acquisitions of stakes
- Authority / court
- Bundesanwaltschaft (BA)
- Area of law
- Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
- Legal basis
- Art. 102 Abs. 2 StGB (Unternehmensverantwortlichkeit) i. V. m. Bestechung fremder Amtsträger; Strafbefehl
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Culpability
- intentional
- Published
- 5 Aug 2024
Original amount 152,357,266 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 5 Aug 2024.
- Bundesanwaltschaft schliesst Strafuntersuchung gegen Glencore International AG mit Strafbefehl und Einstellungsverfügung ab Press release of an authority
- OM: Geldboete Fleurette Properties Ltd wegens omkoping in Congo (erwähnt Strafbefehl gegen Glencore vom 05.08.2024) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link