Violation of US Export Controls Bosch Pays a $36 million Fine for Huawei Deliveries

By Sebastian Gerstl | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

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Bosch has agreed to a $36 million fine with US authorities. The reason: foreign subsidiaries had delivered sensors and software to Huawei without authorization from the US Department of Commerce.

Bosch location in Shanghai: Due to unauthorized deliveries to Huawei, Bosch must pay a multi-million dollar fine in the USA.(Image:  Bosch)
Bosch location in Shanghai: Due to unauthorized deliveries to Huawei, Bosch must pay a multi-million dollar fine in the USA.
(Image: Bosch)

The technology group Bosch is paying $36 million in the USA due to deliveries to the Chinese company Huawei. This was announced by the US Department of Commerce. The background involves exports of sensors and software for mobile phones.

According to US authorities, two foreign Bosch subsidiaries delivered goods and software worth over $70 million to Huawei in more than 100 instances between 2020 and 2024. The required export license was missing.

Huawei is on a US trade list that requires special authorizations for certain products related to US technology. Bosch stated that the violations were unintentional.

The US Department of Justice refrains from prosecution because Bosch self-disclosed the misconduct and cooperated in the investigations. Bosch is also forfeiting profits from the transactions. According to the company, it has improved its compliance program to prevent future violations. 

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