Netherlands: Export Controls & Trade & Investment Sanctions

The Hague Court of Appeal has delivered its ruling on an appeal concerning the quantum of confiscation in a 2024 sanctions violation case involving the export of goods to Russian companies. Despite rejecting all defense arguments regarding cost deductions and financial means, the Court unexpectedly reduced the confiscation amount from €298,310 to €250,195 without providing any reasoning or legal basis for the reduction.

Further to our earlier post from October 2024 reporting that a company had been convicted of exporting prohibited aircraft parts to Russia and fined €165,826, a judgment published on 5 September 2025 dealt with an application to liquidate the company by the Public Prosecution Service.

Further to our post of yesterday about an individual sentenced to 32 months for exporting aircraft parts to Russia in breach of EU sanctions, the Rotterdam District court has released a second judgment for the conviction of the company involved.