Category: Blog Articles
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Customs seizes $25,000 currency in El Paso, Texas
The El Paso Times reported on a currency seizure by CBP in El Paso, Texas involving a woman who was…
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Responding to a Customs currency seizure
If CBP has seized your cash at an airport or border crossing, the decisions you make in the days and…
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Customs’ seizes T-Rex skull in Jackson, Wyoming as part of ongoing investigation
CBP officers in Jackson, Wyoming executed a federal warrant to seize the skull of a Tarbosaurus from a private residence…
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Structuring currency imports and exports
The currency reporting requirement under 31 U.S.C. § 5316 is straightforward: any amount over $10,000 in currency or monetary instruments…
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Seizure for bulk cash smuggling into or out of the U.S.
Previous articles in this series have addressed how and why CBP seizes currency under 31 U.S.C. § 5316 — the…
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Is only cash currency subject to seizure by Customs?
One of the most common misconceptions we encounter is the belief that the currency reporting requirement applies only to cash…
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Penalties for monetary reporting violations
Is It a Crime to Transport More Than $10,000 Without Reporting It? Yes — failing to report the transportation of…
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Under what circumstances is filing a report with Customs for transporting more than $10,000 required?
31 U.S.C. § 5316 is the federal law requiring that a report be filed when transporting currency or monetary instruments…
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Detroit Customs donates seized fossils to University of Michigan
The Detroit Free Press reported on a case involving U.S. Customs seizing hundreds of prehistoric fossils at the Ambassador Bridge…
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Avoid having your merchandise seized at the US border by customs
Another customs and trade attorney has flagged an upcoming webinar that should be genuinely useful for importers and customs brokers…