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Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade law news:     

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)  

• CBP published a bulletin to announce its initiation of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations: Aluminum extrusions from the People’s Republic of China, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 
• CBP announced that it has processed all outstanding imports subject to the Continuing Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000, otherwise known as the Byrd Amendment.  
  • During the period of its implementation of the act, CBP disbursed $3.6 billion of antidumping and countervailing duties to affected domestic producers injured by foreign dumping and subsidies. 
• CBP seized more than $800K in counterfeit merchandise in Puerto Rico 
  • Officers and import specialists seized 44 shipments from various express consignment facilities in Puerto Rico containing products violating intellectual property rights. If the items were genuine, the combined Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) is estimated at $873,000. 
• Officers in Cincinnati seized three shipments containing 795 pieces of counterfeit […]
  

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade law news:     

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)  

• CBP releases September 2023 monthly update. Highlights: 
  • CBP processed more than 2.7 million entry summaries valued at more than $271 billion.  
  • Identified nearly $6.6 billion of duties to be collected by the U.S. government. 
  • Stopped 259 shipments valued at more than $102 million for further examination based on the suspected use of forced labor. 
  • Seized 1,658 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $280 million if the items had been genuine. 
• CBP releases FY 2023 textile enforcement statistics. Highlights: 
  • CBP seized more than 5,000 textile shipments valued at more than $129 million. 
  • Issued approximately $67.2 million in commercial fraud penalties. 
  • Conducted audits that identified over $2 million in additional duty owed to CBP.  
  • Conducted laboratory analysis on 323 shipments, 42% of which were found to be mis-declared or mis-described when arriving […]
    

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade law news:      

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)  

• CBP seizes unsafe hair dryers 
  • CBP seized 65 hair dryers on behalf of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that the agency determined were a substantial product hazard under the Consumer Product Safety Act. 
• CBP to resume cargo processing at Bridge of the Americas October 10.  
• CBP officers in Indianapolis seized two shipments containing 362 counterfeit designer watches. If genuine, would have had a combined Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) over $2 million. 
• Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has provided guidance on conforming amendments to two previously reinstated exclusions associated with the Section 301 investigation of China Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation. 
• CBP gave notice that the quarterly Internal Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties will increase from the previous quarter.  
  • For the calendar quarter beginning October 1, 2023, the […]