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The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that Hamilton Sundstrand
Corporation (Sundstrand), of Windsor Locks, Conn., has agreed to pay a $171,500
civil penalty to settle allegations that the company violated the Export Administration
Regulations (EAR).
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) alleged
that Sundstrand exported or re-exported centrifugal pumps to various end-users
in China, Taiwan, Israel, and Saudi Arabia, without obtaining the required
Department of Commerce export licenses. Sundstrand is a manufacturer of centrifugal
pumps used for general, industrial, and chemical process application. These
pumps are controlled for chemical and biological weapons reasons, as well
as for anti-terrorism reasons.
BIS also alleged that Sundstrand made false statements on Shipper’s Export Declarations (SEDs), stating that no export license was required, when in fact a license was required. Additionally, BIS alleged that Sundstrand failed to file SEDs as required, and failed to provide certain required information on those SEDs that Sundstrand did file. Sundstrand voluntarily disclosed these violations to BIS and cooperated throughout the investigation.
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement Lisa A. Prager commended the efforts of Special Agent Renee Bohrer from BIS’s field office in Los Angeles, Calif., and Special Agent Randall Robinson from BIS’s field office in Chicago, Ill., who investigated the case.