One executive of a US exporting firm did spend several years in jail for exactly this offense.

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Pam Ashford, an avid student of German who works in a coal-exporting firm in Glasgow, Scotland, worries about the fate of the company's European (and possibly Jewish) customers.

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That will hurt any firm exporting from Britain, whether Japanese, German or British.

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Another example of exporting prowess is TDSi, a small Dorset firm that designs access-control systems for offices, airports and rail networks.

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