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Below is a news release concerning a $40,359 customs currency seizure for failure to report, which based on the report seems…

We were asked by Evans Distribution Systems, a third party logistics company, to write a guest blog article on some commonly…

Below is a news release quoted from customs about a $91,215 customs currency seizure. If this person whose cash was…

Back in May, Customs made a large seizure of counterfeit guitars in Jersey City. We previously discussed, in a two…

One of CBP’s stated trade enforcement priorities is stopping the flow of counterfeit goods into the United States — and…

U.S. customs effected a currency seizure of unreported currency under the bulk cash smuggling laws from citizens of the Dominican…

Customs in Detroit recently seized a firearm, as detailed in a local and interesting news release. In this case the…

Determining country of origin for U.S. Customs marking purposes can at times be easy but other times it can be…

Importing counterfeit merchandise into into the United States is not only illegal, but is something that U.S. Customs & Border Protection…

Customs recently seized some counterfeit merchandise being imported through the port of Philadelphia. Yesterday, we began the first part of…

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What follows is an account of a currency seizure recently released by U.S. Customs & Border Protection where the traveler…

As a customs lawyer, I get some interesting phone calls. After a few such calls over the weekend about customs currency seizures,…

Customs seized currency at Dulles airport for failure to file a currency report for a man who repeatedly reported transporting…

Customs money seizure news releases from U.S. Customs & Border Protection have been sparse since customs renovated with their website. But, after…

Customs seized over 7lbs of cocaine from a man who apparently tried to smuggle it into the United States by…

Customs, like any other organization, sets goals and runs campaigns. In recent years there has been a focus on counterfeits,…

CBP officers at an El Paso port of entry seized 39 Michael Kors purses from an international shipment arriving from…

Any customs lawyer will tell you that getting caught failing to report real currency is a far better situation than…

Any customs lawyer will tell you that getting caught failing to report real currency is a far better situation than…

I am sharing this story with readers of my customs law blog as it dovetails well with guidance recently provided…

As some of my currency seizure clients have come to find out, failing to properly report currency over $10,000 being…

Have you had your merchandise or currency seized in Seattle? You’re not alone. The annual fiscal year summaries have been…

Customs law and this blog isn’t always about currency seizures, product classification, country of origin marking, trademark infringement. Sometime’s it’s…

Though not exactly the type of customs money seizure that my client’s experience (which usually at a land border crossing…