Common use of International Boycotts and Restrictive Trade Practices Clause in Contracts

International Boycotts and Restrictive Trade Practices. U.S. law prohibits HII or any of its employees from refusing to do business with anyone based upon race, religion, sex or national origin and from providing information concerning these matters to customers or potential customers. They also prohibit the providing of information about relationships that HII may have with a boycotted country. Any document received by HII which contains any boycott language, whether pursuant to a specific contract or not, and whether or not HII responds, should be identified and reported to the Law Department. Examples of boycott language include: "Certify that these goods are not of Israeli origin." "Certify that these goods are not shipped on a blacklisted vessel." "Certify that you have no dealings with Israel." "Certify that you have no operations in Israel." No information with regard to any such requests may be furnished, orally or in writing, and the mere receipt of a request for such information must be reported to U.S. government agencies. The complexities of the law in this area are such that HII employees are required to immediately report to the Law Department any request which calls for, or even appears to involved, any prohibited information.