Florida Co. Agrees to $180,000 Civil Penalty For Violations of the Export Administration Regulations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced today that Marysol Technologies Inc., of Clearwater, Fla., agreed to pay a $180,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that it committed nine violations of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) when it exported laser equipment to the People's Republic of China (PRC), India, Belarus, and Russia without the required export licenses. 

“Companies must be careful when self-classifying products and should consult with a BIS licensing officer who may advise that a formal commodity classification for their products or technology is warranted,” said Darryl W. Jackson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement.  “Doing so is especially important when dealing with items controlled for national security reasons.”

BIS alleged that between December 2003 and April 2006, Marysol Technologies committed nine violations of the EAR equipment resonator modules, module cavities, or components or parts for resonator modules and module cavities. These items are classified on the Commerce Control List under Export Control Classification Number 6A005, and are controlled for National Security reasons to the PRC, India, Belarus, and Russia.

Assistant Secretary Jackson commended the Office of Export Enforcement's Miami Office for its outstanding work in this case.

BACKGROUND

BIS controls exports and reexports- of dual-use commodities, technology and software for reasons of national security, foreign policy, nuclear nonproliferation, chemical and biological weapons, regional stability, and short supply. Criminal penalties and administrative sanctions can be imposed for violations of the EAR.

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