The European Commission has fined Sanrio Co. Ltd, owner of the Hello Kitty toy brand, €6.2 million ($7 million) for barring traders from selling licensed merchandise outside their home markets.

The company restricted cross-border online sales of toys, mugs, bags and other products featuring the popular cartoon cat—a violation of the EU’s competition rules, the Commission said.

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