BIS orders penalty for Vizocom over China antenna technology export
The U.S. Commerce Department ordered a civil penalty and suspended export denial after Vizocom ICT admitted sending controlled military antenna specifications to a Chinese manufacturer without a required BIS license.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2026 — The Bureau of Industry and Security said Vizocom ICT of El Cajon, California, committed one violation of the Export Administration Regulations when it uploaded specifications for a U.S.-made VHF/UHF antenna designed for military radios to a “Made in China” portal on or about May 22, 2019. BIS said the technology required a license for export to China, no license exception was available, and Vizocom did not seek or obtain one.
According to the order, Vizocom then bought antennas produced from those specifications, had them tested and repackaged under another U.S. company’s name, and supplied 450 of them to the U.S. Navy. BIS said the company used packaging and a specification sheet that falsely represented the manufacturer’s identity and received $165,109.50 for the antennas.
Under the settlement, Vizocom will pay $374,474, BIS also imposed a five-year denial of export privileges that will remain suspended during a five-year probationary period and will be waived if Vizocom makes timely payments and commits no further violations.
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