UKA0011
Written evidence submitted by HM Revenue and Customs
Following a request from the Committees, the Government had provided the following updated information:
Table of convictions
| Year | Goods | Destination | Individual or Company | Offence | Penalty |
1. | 2020 | - | - | - | - | - |
2. | 2019 | - | - | - | - | - |
3. | 2018 | Controlled Chemicals | Japan South Korea India Israel USA Canada Germany
| Carbosynth Ltd | Export of controlled goods contrary to Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 section 68(1) | £4,269.96 plus costs |
4. | 2018 | Fighter jet parts | Iran (Malaysia and Dubai) | Alexander George Paul Attwater Iris Attwater | Export of military and dual use goods contrary to Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 section 68(1) | 2 and half years’ imprisonment for Alexander George 6 months of imprisonment suspended for 12 months (Attwaters)
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5. | 2018 | Controlled chemicals including sodium Sulphide | Pakistan Jordan South Africa Saudi Arabia | VWR International Ltd | 4 counts of exporting goods contrary to Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 section 68(1) | £ 7,039.00 |
6. | 2017 | - | - | - | - | - |
7. | 2016 | - | - | - | - | - |
8. | 2015 | Military-grade electronics | China via Hong Kong | Christopher Perkins NXG Electronics Limited | Convicted of 12 counts under section 68(2) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 “Being knowingly concerned in the export of controlled goods” and 6 counts of fraud contrary to Section 1 of the Fraud Act 2006. | 21 months imprisonment reduced (full credit for plea) to 14 months suspended for 2 years, ordered to undertake 80 hours unpaid work, pay £100 victim surcharge and costs of £5,000 (to be paid within 3 months). Confiscation proceedings commenced. |
9. | 2014 | Specialised alloy valves | Iran | Gary Summerskill Delta Pacific Manufacturing Limited | Exporting controlled goods contrary to section 68(2) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979. | 30 months imprisonment and ordered to pay £68,000 or serve a further 15 months in jail. Company ordered to pay £1,072,000. |
10. | 2013 | K8 Fighter Aircraft and designated parts | Ghana | Christopher McDowell of Wellfind Ltd | Convicted of being knowingly concerned in the supply, delivery, transfer, acquisition or disposal of controlled goods with intent to evade the prohibition thereon, contrary to Article 9(2) of the Trade in Goods (Control) Order 2003. | Two years imprisonment suspended for two years on completion of 200 hours community service |
11. | 2013 | Surface to air missiles and small arms | Azerbaijan | Michael Ranger | Convicted of being knowingly concerned in acts calculated to promote the supply or delivery of goods subject to trade controls with intent to evade the prohibition contrary to Section 34(5) of the Export Control Order 2008. | Three and a half years imprisonment |
12. | 2012 | AK-47 assault rifles, rifles, pistols and ammunition | Nigeria | Gary Hyde | Convicted of two counts of being knowingly concerned in the movement of controlled goods, contrary to Article 9 (2) of The Trade in Goods (Control) Order 2003. Also convicted of one count of concealing money, contrary to s327 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. | Seven years imprisonment. |
13. | 2011 | Electrical switch gear | Iran | Arbrene Hussain | Export of prohibited items contrary to section Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 section 68(2) | Hussain sentenced to 6 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years and 100 hours unpaid work Confiscation proceedings to follow |
14. | 2010 | Armoured vehicles, Body Armour and Helmets | Jordan Iraq | Jason Teal Glynn Jones | Export of controlled goods contrary to Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 section 68(2) and trade in controlled goods contrary to Trade in Goods (Control) Order 2003 article 9(2) | Teal sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. Confiscation Order £9,000. Costs £39,000 Jones sentenced to 50 weeks suspended for 2 years 200 hours community service |
15. | 2010 | Machine guns | Nigeria | Ghulum Sayeed | Trade in military goods contrary to Trade in Goods (Control) Order 2003 article 9(1) | Conditional discharge for 18 months. Costs £1,000 |
16. | 2010 | Chemicals | Israel Thailand | Avocet Dye Chemical | Export of controlled goods contrary to Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 section 68(2) | Fine £5,000. Confiscation Order £18,818. Costs£2,041. |
17. | 2010 | Rifle scopes | Iran | Andrew Faulkner | Export of military goods contrary to Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 section 68(2) | Sentenced to 30 months imprisonment |
18. | 2010 | Chemicals | China | Avocado Research Chemicals | Export of controlled chemicals contrary to Customs and Excise Management Act section 68(1) | Fine £300. Costs £100. |
19. | 2010 | Body Armour | Thailand | Mr Varunprabha | Export of military goods contrary to section Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 section 68(2) | Conditional discharge for 12 months |
20. | 2010 | Supply of bombs, armour piercing ammunition and other weapons | Sri Lanka Israel | Gideon Sarig Howard Freckleton | Trading in controlled goods with intent to Evade prohibition contrary to Trade in Goods Control Order 2003 – article 9(2). | Total of 16 years imprisonment Freckleton: Confiscation Order £1,500,000. Costs £25,000 Sarig: Confiscation Order £260,652.12. Costs £25,000 |
21. | 2010 | Tasers | New Zealand | Caroline Egley-Turner | Trading in controlled goods with intent to evade prohibition contrary to Trade in Goods Control Order 2003 – article 9(2) 6 | 6 months sentence suspended for 12 months. Confiscation Order £24,802. Costs £36,197 |
22. | 2010 | Radiation detection equipment | Iran | Philip Bisgrove | Export of controlled goods contrary to Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 section 68(2) | Sentenced to 8 months imprisonment. Confiscation Order £25,070.65. Costs £25,000 |
23. | 2009 | 15 Military personnel carriers | Sudan | Andrew Jackson Steven Smithey | Exportation of goods Contrary to the Customs & Excise Management Act 1979 Section 68 | Jackson sentenced to 2 years 8 months imprisonment. Smithey sentenced to 8 month suspended sentence Confiscation Order £369,000. |
24. | 2009 | Military equipment including parts for F14 | Iran | Mohsen Akhaven Nik Mohammad Akhaven Nik Nithish Jaitha | Export of military goods contrary to Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 – section 68(2) Trade in Military goods contrary to Trade in Goods Control Order 2003 – article 9(2) | Total of 10 years imprisonment. Confiscation Order £978,774 |
25. | 2008 | 3 Military Land Rovers and 2 Military Unimog Lorries | Sierra Leone | Milestone Trading Ltd | Attempted exportation of goods contrary to the Customs and Management Act 1979, Section 68 (1) | £671 fine plus £200 costs. |
26. | 2007 | 100g of 2- Diisopropylaminoethyl chloride hydrochloride and 10g Hafnium | Egypt | Avocado Research Chemicals Ltd | Exportation of goods contrary to the Customs and Management Act 1979, Section 68 (1) | £600 fine plus £100 costs |
27. | 2007 | MPT9 Sub-machine Guns | Iran to Kuwait | John Knight of Endeavour Resources Ltd | Trafficking weapons contrary to Article 9(2) of The Trade in Goods (Control) Order 2003. | 4 years imprisonment. £53,389.51 confiscation order |
28. | 2007 | Gyro-compasses | Iran | Mehrdad Salashoor | Exportation of goods Contrary to the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, Section 68 (2) | 18 months imprisonment. £432,970 confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 |
24 March 2021
