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In a currency seizure reported by U.S. Customs, customs seized $50,000 from a 25 year old man headed into Mexico and…

Customs made another high value seizure of counterfeit merchandise being imported into the United States with infringing trademarks under 19…

In this August story, Customs seized some U.S. Currency out-bound shipments because they were involved in currency smuggling (it’s worth…

Sometimes importing counterfeit goods lands you in a lot more trouble than just paying a customs penalty (1x or 2x the…

This is an odd story about a counterfeit seizure case because it’s unclear how customs determined the value of the…

How would you like to cough up a half million dollars for importing counterfeit and infringing goods into the United…

This is a customs money seizure news release trifecta, where customs is reporting about some failed cash smuggling attempts — that…

Sometimes people ask if they should hire a customs lawyer to get their money back that was seized by customs…

On the tails of our last currency seizure post (here) comes this story about an elderly Yuma, Arizona man concealing a…

The CBP Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations has a meeting on October 7th, 2014, which is free for the public…

“Avoid an airport customs money seizure by telling the truth.” That should be the headline of this Philadelphia CBP news…

This story about a recent customs money seizure was entitled “CBP Seizes Nearly $190K in Unreported Funds”  but really that’s pretty…

A CBP stolen vehicle seizure story proves that customs law isn’t always about currency seizures, product classification, country of origin…

Imports into the United States must be properly classified in the HTSUS tariff schedules, officially known as the Harmonized Tariff…

Many fail to grasp the importance of CBP seizures of counterfeit merchandise, and many fail to grasp they are liable for…

Our customs currency seizure clients typically aren’t the type of people who smuggle hundreds of thousands of dollars across the border…

As part of our ongoing efforts to analyze news in light of the customs laws and keep importers informed of…

There are several reasons why imported merchandise might undergo a customs detention. Visit our page explaining the detention process and…

Many customs cash seizures by U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) are bound to happen all over the country this…

A recent story about the criminal conviction of 5 people for smuggling aluminum extrusions and circumventing anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders illustrates the…

This customs currency seizure story, quoted below from U.S. Customs & Border Protection (full story HERE), illustrates the currency reporting…

Importing is a tricky business that presents a trap for the novice. You may think you can import merchandise that…

Many fail to grasp the importance of customs seizing counterfeit merchandise. The reason might be a failure see the harm that it…

Customs made another high value seizure of counterfeit merchandise being imported into the United States with infringing trademarks under 19…

A lady had money seized at Detroit airport by U.S. Customs & Border Protection (“CBP”) and the story made national…