Forwarder Gets Slapped on Wrist for Involvement in Illegal Cuba Shipment
July 2008
Kabba & Amir Investments, Inc., d.b.a. International Freight Forwarders (IFF) of Canada have been fined $6,000 for export violations. The company is a freight forwarding company. In June 2000, IFF took possession of shipment of X-Ray Film Processors, items subject to the Regulations, and exported them to Cuba without a license.
The company worked with known and unknown co- conspirators to export the processors to Cuba via Canada without obtaining a BIS export license. IFF violated the regulations when they took possession of the items in the United States and took them to Canada.
After several reviews, and IFF claiming that they were unaware that a license was necessary, BIS found that they do not have to prove that the company knew or did know that they needed a license. As long as IFF pays their fine within 30 days of their final charging letter they will not be denied export privileges, if they do not, their export privileges will be denied for three years.
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