The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that Hord Crystal Corporation (Hord) of Pawtucket , Rhode Island , agreed to pay a $12,500 civil penalty to settle allegations that it violated the antiboycott provisions of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

The Commerce Departments Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) alleged that, on four occasions, Hord, in connection with transactions involving the sale and transfer of goods from the United States to Dubai , United Arab Emirates , furnished prohibited information about its business relationships with Israel in violation of the EAR. The company certified on shipping documents that the goods were “neither of Israeli origin nor do they contain Israeli materials, nor are being exported from Israel .” BIS also alleged that Hord failed to report in a timely manner its receipt of a request from Dubai to provide such certification.

The antiboycott provisions of the EAR prohibit U.S. persons from complying with certain requirements of unsanctioned foreign boycotts, including furnishing information about business relationship with or in Israel . In addition, the EAR requires that U.S. persons report their receipt of certain boycott requests to the Department of Commerce.

Acting Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Wendy L. Wysong commended BISs Office of Antiboycott Compliance for their work on this investigation.