--- title: "The United States claims Seagate broke export laws by selling Huawei hard drives." description: "The blacklisted corporation and its affiliates received the in question products between August 2020 and September 2021, according to the statement." author: "Muskan Singh" published: 2022-10-27 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2228/the-united-states-claims-seagate-broke-export-laws-by-selling-huawei-hard-drives category: "technology" tags: ["technology", "technology news", "technical support services", "tech"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # The United States claims Seagate broke export laws by selling Huawei hard drives. The **[US government](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/99487/why-is-incresing-poverty-in-the-us-is-the-biggest-issue-for-us-government) warned Seagate [Technology](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13005/the-functional-aspects-of-laser-technology) Holdings that it may have violated export [control laws](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114945/what-impact-do-stricter-gun-control-laws-demonstrably-have-on-firearm-related-homicide-rates) by sending hard disc drives to a customer on a trade blacklist, according to a filing the company made on Wednesday.** The customer, according to a source with [knowledge](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156160/what-is-google-knowledge-graph) of the situation, is China's Huawei, which is prohibited from acquiring U.S. exports and some products made abroad without official approval because it is listed on the U.S. Commerce Department's list of entities. **According to the Securities and Exchange [Commission](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62212/who-has-been-elected-as-the-first-female-president-of-the-european-commission) document, Seagate got a 'proposed charge letter' from the Commerce Department on August 29 that contained a warning.** The Department of Commerce and the Dublin-based Seagate Corporation, which also has facilities in California, announced that they were [**collaborating**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2208/regarding-network-fees-google-and-netflix-are-being-investigated-in-south-korea) to find a solution. The document states that the in issue products were acquired by the banned business and its affiliates between August 2020 and September 2021.T he source claims that the business stopped shipping to Huawei a year ago. The terms and timing of any ultimate [resolution](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12502/looking-for-an-mba-degree-we-guide-you-with-the-perfect-resolution), according to Seagate, are both unclear. **Although it acknowledged that the firm could see a [significant impact](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51285/why-did-the-misery-index-have-a-significant-impact-on-carter-s-election-loss-in-1980-a-it-highlighted-carter-s-foreign-policy-failures-b-it-showed-carter-s-lack-of-commitment-to-social-welfare-c), it was unable to specify the range of loss or penalty. The source claims that the business stopped shipping to Huawei a year ago.** The terms and timing of any ultimate resolution, according to Seagate, are both unclear. Although it acknowledged that the firm could see a significant impact, it was unable to specify the range of loss or penalty. **The corporation might face civil penalties for administrative charges of up to $300,000 per infraction, or twice the amount of the [transaction](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/175/transactions-in-database), whichever is larger.** The company anticipates making its case in a meeting with the [**Commerce Department**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2161/for-the-google-play-store-google-has-given-the-nod-to-truth-social), the person added. It initially replied to the letter in late September and offered fresh information this week. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2228/the-united-states-claims-seagate-broke-export-laws-by-selling-huawei-hard-drives Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.