Fed/Ex Settlement of $370,000 for Export Administration Regulation Violations

Last week Federal Express has settled for an amount of $370,000 USD resulting from civil charges that the company violated United States' Department of Commerce (DOC) Export Administration Regulations. The Bureau of Industry and Security charged FedEx with 3 sets of allegations:

1.) 06/2006 - Exportation of EAR controlled goods (electronic components) from the U.S. to ‘Mayrow’, located in the U.A.E., Dubai. ‘Mayrow’ is on the U.S. Restricted and Debarred Party / Denied Party list.

2.) 12/2005 - Exportation of aeronautic simulation software to Beihang University (Beijing, People’s Republic of China). The Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics is listed as an identified denied trade party (restricted party) by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

3.) 2004 - Exporting controlled printer components to parties in Syria on 3 separate occasions in 2004. This is in violation of the current DOC Export Administration Regulations.

For the most current list of denied parties and debarred parties, please contact OCR Services!