Category: News
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Why CBP Seized $70,737 From a Chinese Ship Captain in Baltimore — And Why Captains Often Carry Large Amounts of Cash
When U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the seizure of $70,737 in unreported currency from the captain of the…
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Holiday Travelers Beware: CBP Seizes $190,000 in Unreported Cash at Dulles Airport
As the holiday season approaches, many travelers head overseas with gifts and cash for family — whether coming to the…
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Preserve Your Right to Tariff Refunds Under Trump’s 2025 IEEPA Tariffs
Importers may recover 2025 IEEPA tariffs—but only if they file timely protests. Learn how to preserve your refund rights.
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CBP Seizes $16,619 at Ambassador Bridge: What You Need to Know About Currency Reporting
If you’re crossing the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, it’s critical to understand U.S. currency reporting laws. On April 18, 2025, U.S.…
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💼 CBP Currency Seizures at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport: What You Need to Know
If you or someone you know has had cash seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Dallas-Fort…
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Customs Penalties Can Trigger Tax Refund Garnishment: What Importers Need to Know
If you’ve received a penalty from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)—especially for violations like importing counterfeit goods under 19 U.S.C.…
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Case Study: Two Currency Seizures at DFW – Why Hiring an Attorney Matters
When U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seizes currency for failure to report amounts over $10,000 under 31 USC 5316, the…
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Detroit Airport Cash Seizure by CBP nets $15k
CBP officers in detroit seized $15,000 from a traveler who allegedly failed (after multiple times she was asked) to report…
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Trump Tariff Exemption: IEEPA and 50 USC 1702(b)(3)
There is an exemption to certain tariffs imposed by President Trump under authority of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.…
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Penalties for Christmas
CBP officers at the port of Louisville, Kentucky, inspected some packages arriving from China. The packages were destined for Arizona,…
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Dulles CBP Seizes $90K in Cash from 5 people: August 2024
The latest CBP money seizure news publicized comes to us from Dulles airport (again). In the story below, CBP seized…
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Texas CBP seizes $85K in unreported and smuggled money; 1 arrested
Another day, another customs money seizure. This one in particular happened to the U.S.-Mexico border in Pharr, Texas, and actually…
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Electronic FinCen105 From CBP
In the past few years, CBP has made it possible to file a FinCEN 105 form online at this website.…
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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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Cash Seized by Detroit CBP, with Guns & Drugs
Cash continues to be seized by U.S. Customs & Border Protection at the Port of Detroit, as the tweet from…
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Passenger Fails to Report British Pounds at Dublin Pre-Clearance, CBP Seizes
CBP Pre-Clearance operations in Dublin, Ireland, seized $61,000 worth of British Pounds that was being taken to the United States…
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CBP Seizes Helicopter Drones for FCC label violations
CBP in Detroit, as part of a larger seizure that we blogged about not long ago, has seized 4,600 radio-controlled…
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CBP Presidio Seizes $175,935 In Cash at Mexican Border
CBP in Presidio, Texas seized $175,936 when inspecting people leaving the country for Mexico on June 7, 2020. The story…
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CBP Laredo Seizes $12,000 Heading to Mexico
CBP in Texas, this time in Laredo, Texas, seized $12,031 from a person walking into Mexico. They call the unreported,…
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Philadelphia CBP Seizes $15k Cash to Lebanon
Philadelphia CBP seized around $15,000 cash from a woman bound for Lebanon because she did not report it to CBP…
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CBP Cash Seizures and Enforcement Increase at Detroit Metro Airport
A story that CBP in Detroit is increasing cash reporting enforcement at Detroit Metro Airport was all over the local…
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Coming Reforms to CBP Regulations
A few weeks back, the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC), met in Washington DC. COAC is a 20-person committee…
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USMCA; United States Mexico Canada Agreement
The re-negotiation (and renaming) of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) is one step closer to completion, and will go…
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Detroit Metro Airport Customs Money Seizure; September 28 2018
Today Customs published a notice of all property seized by Customs that is currently pending administrative forfeiture proceedings, as they…
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Class Action and CBP’s Hold Harmless and Release Agreement
An interesting cash seizure issue has been percolating across the Internet that arises from the class action (lawsuit) filed by…