Bureau of Industry and Security v. ZTE Corporation

Decisions and steps

1. 15 April 2018Suspended denial order activated over false statements^S2S7
2. 8 June 2018Superseding settlement order with a US$1 billion penalty and US$400 million suspended^S8
3. 13 July 2018Denial order lifted after the US$400 million escrow deposit^S2
4. 23 July 2018Termination order published^S8

Claims this case bears on

• Contradicted86
  ZTE told the US government it had disciplined the employees responsible for its earlier export violations.
  Regulator statement, 13 July 20185 records citedSanctions

Sources

1. S2Tier A Commerce Department Lifts Ban After ZTE Deposits Final Tranche of $1.4 Billion PenaltyUS Department of Commerce. Regulator press release. 13 July 2018.Supports the 15 April 2018 activation, its reason, the US$1 billion penalty, the US$400 million escrow and the 10-year suspended order.
2. S7Tier A Order Activating Suspended Denial Order Relating to Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd.US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security. Regulator order. April 2018.Recites the 2017 settlement, including ZTE's admission of North Korea shipments, and the false statements on discipline. The day of issue is illegible in the copy read and is taken from S2 and S8.
3. S8Tier A Order Terminating Denial Order Issued on April 15, 2018, Against Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd.Federal Register, US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security. Regulator order. 23 July 2018.Confirms the 15 April 2018 order, the 8 June 2018 superseding order, the payments and the 10-year suspended denial. It does not mention North Korea.Link working, checked 25 October 2026