The Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region recognized that the M.V. Khrunichev Center did not violate export rules when exporting equipment for the International Space Station. Instead of a fine, the company received only a warning.
Earlier, the Sheremetyevo Customs fined the company, considering that it was illegally trying to export products included in the list of dual-use goods subject to export restrictions since March 2022.
The issue concerned current converters and a data output subsystem for the Zarya functional cargo block, the first Russian module of the ISS.
The arbitration established that the supply was not of a commercial nature and was part of Russia's international obligations in cooperation with the United States, Canada, Japan, and the European Space Agency. The purpose of the export was to ensure the safety of the crew and replace components that had exhausted their service life.
The court recognized the actions of the Center as bona fide and replaced the fine with a warning. Thus, the company avoided financial penalties, and the supply was recognized as legal and necessary to maintain the operation of the station.
The Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is one of the leading enterprises of the Russian rocket and space industry.
