On November 26, 2025, Harman International Industries—which owns JBL among other brands—agreed to pay $11,809,628 to resolve allegations that it knowingly evaded U.S. antidumping and countervailing duties on Chinese-aluminum heat sinks imported from June 2011 through March 2023. The settlement resolves allegations only; liability was not determined.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/international-audio-electronics-company-harman-pays-118-million-settle-fraud
The settlement resolves allegations that, from June 1, 2011 through March 31, 2023, Harman knowingly imported heat sinks that contained extruded aluminum from the PRC without paying the required AD/CVD. The United States further contended that when confronted with its failure to pay required AD/CVD for the heat sinks, Harman concealed and decided not to disclose its knowing avoidance of AD/CVD to the United States.