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Counterfeit Condoms Seized by ICE
March 24, 2017 |Customs

A joint effort between CBP, ICE and the Food and Drug Administration led to the seizure of more than 40,000 counterfeit condoms allegedly from China imported into Puerto Rico over five days, ICE said in a press release on March 22 (here). "The investigation is ongoing, so additional details are not available at this time," it said. "ICE, however, wants to alert consumers that counterfeit condoms, as well as cosmetics and beauty products may pose safety risks."

CBP Releases FY16 Statistics on AD/CV Duty Enforcement
March 24, 2017 |Customs

CBP outlined its recent enforcement work related to antidumping and countervailing duties in an AD/CVD Update for November and December (here). The update includes a look at AD/CVD statistics for fiscal year 2016, during which CBP collected $1.5 billion in cash deposits, up 25 percent over the previous fiscal year and up 200 percent since FY 2014. Also during FY 2016, CBP hit importers with $30.6 million in monetary penalties for fraud or negligence involving AD/CVD violations and identified more than $92 million on AD/CVD discrepancies after a review of 33,000 potential violations, it said. CBP auditors found $14.7 million in AD/CVD discrepancies as part of 89 audits during the year, it said. CBP and ICE also seized 16 shipments worth more than $5.3 million for AD/CVD violations, CBP said. The Centers of Excellence and Expertise continue to play a leading role in AD/CVD enforcement (see 1608030028), with the Base Metals Center recovering in excess of $710,000 in countervailing duties "to date," CBP said. The Pharmaceuticals CEE also followed up on an inquiry from a customs broker about classification and AD/CVD advice for hydrofluorocarbons from China, it said. "Due to a high risk for evasion, the information obtained from the inquiry was used to identify other subject shipments resulting in the recovery of over $1.3 million in undeclared antidumping duties," CBP said.

CBP CF 28s and 29s Increasingly Going to Importers of Record, Not Brokers
March 23, 2017 |Customs

CBP forms 28 (Request for Information) and 29 (Notice of Action) are increasingly going straight to importers of record and no copy going to customs brokers, customs brokerage CPH Group said in an email (here). "With the CEEs coming into full force it has become more common that Customs Form (CF) 28 and CF 29 go directly to the importer of record, without the broker receiving a courtesy copy," it said. "If you receive either a CF 28 Customs Request for Information and/or CF 29 Notice of Action, it is vital to keep your customs broker in the loop! It's also important to note that the ACE Secure Data Portal allows authorized users to receive and respond to both of these notices." CBP didn't comment.