Sunseeker International Limited and Sunseeker USA Sales Co. Inc.

Sunseeker pleaded guilty to two Lacey Act violations, agreed to pay a $200,000 fine, and will implement a compliance plan. Sentencing is scheduled for August 20, 2026.

Sunseeker International Limited and Sunseeker USA Sales Co. Inc. pleaded guilty to two violations of the Lacey Act for using illegally obtained Burmese Teak on luxury yachts imported into the United States. Sunseeker agreed to pay a $200,000 fine and implement a compliance plan. The illegal teak was used on yachts priced at approximately $2.98 million and $1.07 million, including a teak balcony door and other parts.

The Lacey Act, amended in 2008, prohibits the importation of illegally harvested timber. Sunseeker used Burmese Teak sourced from Myanmar (Burma), where illegal logging has been a documented problem since at least 2017. Both the U.S. and U.K. have imposed sanctions against Myanmar and the Myanma Timber Enterprise (MTE), the sole authorized seller of export teak. U.S. sanctions prohibit transactions involving MTE property. Sunseeker had previously pleaded guilty in the U.K. in 2023 to three criminal violations of UK Timber and Timber Products Regulations, paying approximately $450,000.