Category: Blog Articles
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Renewed China Tariff/Section 301 Exclusions thru September 2023
The U.S. Trade Representative announced an extension of 352 reinstated Section 301 exclusions through September 30, 2023 — exclusions that…
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Customs in Dulles Seizes $33k for Failure to File FinCen 105
CBP at Washington Dulles International Airport seized $33,868 from a U.S. citizen departing for Egypt after officers discovered he was…
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Dulles CBP Seizes $227K from 4 Travelers
The DC Metro area has a large community of African ex-pats, which means that the DC Metro area and specifically,…
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CBP Detroit Seizes $1 Million Cash at Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron
There was a massive currency seizure at the Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron, Michigan with Sarnia, Ontario — part…
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CBP Seizes $95K in Cash at Dulles Airport
CBP at Washington Dulles International Airport announced three currency seizures totaling $95,397 from travelers departing and arriving on international flights.…
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Dulles CBP Seizes $27K in Cash from Ethiopia-bound Family
CBP made a press release about a recent cash seizure which, to my mind, makes them look pretty bad because…
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CBP Officers Seize over $100K in Undeclared Currency at Hidalgo International Bridge
Earlier this year, CBP officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge seized $114,294 in cash from a 26-year-old U.S. citizen woman…
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Dulles CBP Seizes $46K in Cash from Ghana and Egypt bound travellers
CBP cash seizures in Dulles are on the rise with increased international travel. In this story, Dulles airport CBP…
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USTR Conducts 4-Year Review of China Tariffs (Section 301)
The USTR is conducting its mandatory four-year review of the Section 301 tariff actions against China — the tariffs that…
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Failure to declare violations nets CBP Chicago $1.4 million
CBP in Chicago is touting a significant revenue increase from duties and penalties collected from international travelers arriving at O’Hare…
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Electronic FinCen105 From CBP
CBP has made it possible to file a FinCEN 105 form online at fincen105.cbp.dhs.gov — and at first glance, this…
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Renewed China Tariff/Section 301 Exclusions March 2022
The U.S. Trade Representative announced reinstated product exclusions from Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods, valid for entries liquidated from…
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CBP Laredo Seizes $91K in Unreported Cash
CBP news releases have been lean lately on the currency seizure stories — the structuring, bulk cash smuggling, and failure…
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Dulles CBP Seize $29K in Cash from Congolese Man
CBP seizes about $342,000 each day, on average, at airports across the country and at our borders. In this story,…
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CBP Laredo Seizes $261K in Currency to Mexico
In two recent cases described in a news release below two individuals were arrested not filing a CMIR (FinCen 105…
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CBP Detroit Seizes $5.6 Million in 2021
Cash seizures by Detroit CBP are picking up steam, as travel increased over the summer months as the pandemic (appeared)…
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Dulles Airport Customs Seizes $23k in Unreported Currency
International travel surged after the removal of pandemic-era restrictions, and Thanksgiving travel historically produces a spike in CBP enforcement activity…
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CBP Baltimore Seizes $42k Cash from Jamaicans
CBP at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport seized nearly $42,000 from travelers heading to Jamaica across three separate incidents…
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Dulles CBP Seized $46K in Money from Airport Traveler
CBP at Washington Dulles International Airport seized $46,628 from a U.S. citizen departing for Cameroon — money that was partially…
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Texas CBP Seizes $200K in Undeclared Currency
CBP officers at the Falcon Dam International Crossing in Roma, Texas seized more than $200,000 in a single enforcement action…
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Section 301 Exclusion Extensions. Maybe?
The USTR is considering re-opening product exclusions for the 549 exclusions, which mostly expired by December 31, 2020. Comments are…
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Section 301 China Tariff Exclusions (October 2021)
The current U.S. Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, is expected to publicly announce a new Section 301 exclusion process that would…
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Ambassador Bridge Site of $230k Customs Money Seizure
Detroit’s Ambassador Bridge was the site of recent money seizures of more nearly $230,000 by Customs for failure to declare…
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Baltimore CBP Seizes Cash (and Marijuana)
Currency seizures at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport are on the rise, and CBP has been publicizing the numbers.…
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Philly CBP Seizes $99K Smuggled Cash To Doha, Qatar
Customs at Philadelphia seized nearly $100,000 cash that was hidden inside the traveler’s personal effects on his way to Doha,…