Honeywell was fined $13 million for allegedly exporting sensitive data to several countries, including China, without obtaining proper authorization, the Department of State announced on May 3.
The State Department's spokesperson said in a statement that it concluded a settlement with Honeywell International to resolve alleged violations of export rules when the company exported and retransferred technical information about U.S. fighter jets and other military systems without authorization to Canada, China, Ireland, Mexico, and Taiwan.
In 2015, Honeywell disclosed to the authorities 71 drawings that it sent to foreign suppliers, 65 of which allegedly violated the U.S. export and transfer rules, the letter stated.
In 2018, Honeywell submitted a second voluntary disclosure of technical documents that violated export restrictions, which included 23 drawings exported to Mexico, two to Canada, and two to China, the letter said.
Honeywell agreed to pay a penalty of $13 million within three years, of which $5 million will be suspended on the condition that these funds will be used to make improvements to Honeywell's compliance program according to the requirements stipulated by the agreement with the State Department, the statement said.
"Several years ago, we voluntarily informed the U.S. Department of State's Defense Trade Controls Compliance unit in two voluntary disclosures where Honeywell designs were inadvertently shared during normal business discussions," Honeywell's spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email statement.
"Since Honeywell voluntarily self-reported these disclosures, we have taken several actions to ensure there are no repeat incidents. These actions included enhancing export security, investing in additional compliance personnel, and increasing compliance training."
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Honeywell Fined $13 Million for Exporting Sensitive Information to Countries Including China
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