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17 Apr 2026 General Electric CompanyDDTC: USD 36 million against General Electric for technical data exports to China USAExport control and dual-use goods €30.5m

The DDTC settled with General Electric Company for a civil penalty of USD 36 million for ITAR violations: unauthorised exports of technical data to the People's Republic of China, breaches of authorisation provisos, unauthorised exports of defence articles and failure to report material changes to its ITAR registration. USD 18 million is suspended for approved compliance measures and USD 18 million is payable in three instalments. The authority allegedly made the findings set out here; this account is not based on a final judgment.

What organisations can take from it

Changes to one's own ITAR registration must also be reported and belong in the compliance calendar.

Relevance to training and awareness

ITAR registration and control of technical data with a China link

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
Defence and security
Employees
10,000 or more
Mitigating circumstances
The allegations are based on facts that the company itself disclosed to the DDTC.

Original amount 36,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 17 Apr 2026.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

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