U.S. Customs
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American Shipper
FreightWaves Flashback: Customs to X-ray your pallet
1992: U.S. Customs is contracting with a Massachusetts-based company to design and construct an X-ray unit that can examine the cargo inside a standard container…
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Supply Chains
Linde GmbH settles US allegations of import fraud for $22 million
German gas manufacturer Linde GmbH allegedly blew hot air at U.S. Customs in its import declarations to fake the value of goods and lower its…
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Trade and Compliance
Fake NBA rings intercepted at L.A. airport cargo facility
U.S. Customs officers at Los Angeles International Airport recently confiscated 28 counterfeit National Basketball Association championship rings with a retail value of $560,000, the agency…
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Air Cargo
Express air dominates as pathway for counterfeit goods
Express air is the preferred mode for counterfeit and opioid smugglers, and U.S. Customs is having trouble keeping up with the volume.
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Air Cargo
The six most common reasons cargo gets held up in customs
Learn about the six most common reasons cargo gets delayed during the customs process.
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Parcel
E-commerce supply chain keeps U.S. Customs and Border Protection leaders awake at night
E-commerce packages are flooding the U.S. The vast majority contain legal products, but U.S. Customs and Border Patrol worries about those that contain illegal or…
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Trucking
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: new scanning equipment is a ‘game changer’
New equipment will allow U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents inspect up to 50 trucks per hour along the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico.
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Legal issues
Cross-border trucks risk stepped-up CBP penalties
Drivers - not brokers - facing penalties of $5,000-$10,000 for violating new e-manifest filing requirements at the border.
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Economics
Unpaid Coast Guard workforce slows maritime business
Financial transactions within the U.S. maritime sector - including vessel loans and project eligibility - are on hold waiting for an end to the government…
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Canada
Big business wants major infrastructure package in 2019
U.S. Chamber of Commerce president Tom Donohue threw down $25,000 for ideas on how to pay for infrastructure. And told Washington to open back up.
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