Category: News
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Importing counterfeit headphones and criminal charges
Sometimes importing counterfeit goods lands you in a lot more trouble than just paying a customs penalty (1x or 2x the…
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CBP Seizes Money Over $2M; Why You Need A Lawyer
Sometimes people ask if they should hire a customs lawyer to get their money back that was seized by customs…
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CBP Seized $109K in Unreported Funds
On the tails of our last currency seizure post (here) comes this story about an elderly Yuma, Arizona man concealing a…
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CBP Webinar for Advisory Committee on Commercial Ops on Oct 7th
The CBP Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations has a meeting on October 7th, 2014, which is free for the public…
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CBP Seizure of $27k at Philadelphia Airport
“Avoid an airport customs money seizure by telling the truth.” That should be the headline of this Philadelphia CBP news…
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CBP Seizes Nearly $190K in Unreported Money
This story about a recent customs money seizure was entitled “CBP Seizes Nearly $190K in Unreported Funds” but really that’s pretty…
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CBP Stolen Vehicle Seizure of Classic Jaguar
A CBP stolen vehicle seizure story proves that customs law isn’t always about currency seizures, product classification, country of origin…
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Customs Detention and Inspection for Smuggling
There are several reasons why imported merchandise might undergo a customs detention. Visit our page explaining the detention process and…
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592 Penalties Liability; Smugglers Circumvent Duties
A recent story about the criminal conviction of 5 people for smuggling aluminum extrusions and circumventing anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders illustrates the…
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Outbound Customs Currency Seizures to Mexico
This customs currency seizure story, quoted below from U.S. Customs & Border Protection (full story HERE), illustrates the currency reporting…
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Customs Seizure & Penalties for Fake & Faulty Hairdryers
Many fail to grasp the importance of customs seizing counterfeit merchandise. The reason might be a failure see the harm that it…
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Customs Wood Packaging Material Violations In The News Again
Wood Packaging Material violations and penalties should be something you don’t hear about in the news anymore. But WPM violations…
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CBP Seizes a $34K in Unreported Currency from Turkey-Bound Man at Washington Dulles
Customs can seize money from passengers transporting more than $10,000 when leaving the country, not just when entering the country.…
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Customs Airport Money Seizure of nearly $200k
Customs officers conducting currency seizures last week in Philadelphia were busy. As reported by customs, they seized currency totaling $188,830 from three different…
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Customs Currency Seizure in Philly
Below is a news release concerning a $40,359 customs currency seizure for failure to report, which based on the report seems…
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Country of Origin Marking Guest Post
We were asked by Evans Distribution Systems, a third party logistics company, to write a guest blog article on some commonly…
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Customs Seizure of $91,215 in Currency at Border
Below is a news release quoted from customs about a $91,215 customs currency seizure. If this person whose cash was…
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Customs Currency Seizure; Criminal Charges for Bulk Cash Smugglers
U.S. customs effected a currency seizure of unreported currency under the bulk cash smuggling laws from citizens of the Dominican…
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Customs Currency Seizure Assisted by K9
Customs seized currency at Dulles airport for failure to file a currency report for a man who repeatedly reported transporting…
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CBP at JFK Seizes Cocaine in Meat
Customs seized over 7lbs of cocaine from a man who apparently tried to smuggle it into the United States by…
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International Parcel Seizures by Philly CBP
I am sharing this story with readers of my customs law blog as it dovetails well with guidance recently provided…
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Seattle Customs Seizures for Currency and Trademark Violations
Have you had your merchandise or currency seized in Seattle? You’re not alone. The annual fiscal year summaries have been…
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CBP Recovers Stolen Vehicle After 40 Years
Customs law and this blog isn’t always about currency seizures, product classification, country of origin marking, trademark infringement. Sometime’s it’s…
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Border Patrol Agents Seize Over $1.5
Though not exactly the type of customs money seizure that my client’s experience (which usually at a land border crossing…
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Customs Seizes $19,800 at Border
Customs executed another customs money seizure at a Texas border crossing; this story just doesn’t happen at land borders like…