Trade Compliance
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CBP tackles fake sports championship ring shipment
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia discovered the counterfeit rings potentially valued at $562,000, if genuine, in an express shipment manifested as a…
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CBP officers when you need them
A Miami-based customs broker specializing in perishable imports will benefit from access to agency officers for after-hours inspections through the Reimbursable Services Program.
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OFAC: Know your equipment lease end-user
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control assessed $210,600 civil penalty against Apollo Aviation Group for violating the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations.
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‘Containers Don’t Lie’: Keeping score in the trade battles
Lori Ann LaRocco’s new book chronicles the tariff war and tracks its impact through trade flows.
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Customs broker exam takers give testing conditions poor grade
The NCBFAA, which represents the customs brokerage industry, has become increasingly upset with the management at the Customs and Border Protection-contracted test sites and the…
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US Navy officer, wife face charges of attempted illegal export
False submission of shipment information in the U.S. government’s Automated Export System helps sink scheme to smuggle military-style inflatable boats and engines to China, according…
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CBP issues penalty-mitigation guidelines for wood packaging violations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the ports keep watch for untreated wood packaging in cargo shipments to prevent the spread of wood-boring pests.
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Evidence of forced labor triggers US hold on Malawi tobacco imports
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said importers of tobacco from the southeast African country must demonstrate the goods are not in violation for clearance.
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Florida-based diving equipment expert charged with illegal exports to Libya
The U.S. Justice Department said Peter Sotis, former owner of Florida-based Add Helium, is accused of smuggling rebreather equipment without an export license to the…
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US House lawmakers take aim at Turkey with their own sanctions bill
The PACT Act closely mirrors the unsuccessful Graham-Van Hollen Turkey Sanctions Bill in the Senate.
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