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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Middle East: 1,918 cases from 40 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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1 case

9 Apr 2025 Britisches Exportunternehmen, Militärgüter (anonymisiert)UK exporter pays £3.23m for unlicensed exports of military goods United KingdomExport control and dual-use goods €3.74m

A UK company not named by HMRC paid a compound settlement of £3,231,762.40 in February 2025 in lieu of prosecution over the alleged export of military goods without the licence required under the Export Control Order 2008. HMRC set out the facts in these terms. It was the largest of three settlements totalling close to £3.7 million that HMRC concluded between January and March 2025; no sanctions offences were involved.

What organisations can take from it

Before every export, check whether the goods are military-listed and obtain the appropriate licence.

Relevance to training and awareness

Classification of goods and licensing requirements for military goods

Authority / court
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
Area of law
Sanctions and export control · Export control and dual-use goods
Legal basis
Export Control Order 2008; Customs and Excise Management Act 1979
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Defence and security
Published
9 Apr 2025

Original amount 3,231,762.4 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 9 Apr 2025.

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

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