CBP Officers Discover $190,000 in Radio
Question: When is a 9 year old Ford Fusion worth more than $7,000? Answer: When there is $190,000 in cash hidden behind the radio. As is always the case with the stories about Customs taking cash at...
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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 only $8,000, but he was instead found with more than $20,000. Below is a...
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Customs Money Seizure; $150K Seized at Border Crossing
What follows is an account of a currency seizure recently released by U.S. Customs & Border Protection where the traveler had almost $150,000 seized because he failed to report the currency. Anyone...
View ArticleFailure to Declare Jewelry at Chicago Customs
Recently, customs in Chicago made a large seizure of jewelry from an arriving passenger for a failure to declare jewelry that was purchased abroad. The full story, which I quote below, is a lesson in...
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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 and the penalties that come with them, still rear their head everyone...
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Counterfeit Sunglasses Seized by Customs
Customs made another high value seizure of counterfeit merchandise being imported into the United States with infringing trademarks under 19 USC 1526. Customs seized 377 cartons of “Ron-Bei” sunglasses...
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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 causes to the owner of the trademark, by confusing their purchasers and...
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Customs Seizure & Penalty for Counterfeits and Uncertified Engines
Importing is a tricky business that presents a trap for the novice. You may think you can import merchandise that can be used to make a few quick dollars on because of a high profit margin. The story...
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Holiday Weekend Customs Cash Seizures
Many customs cash seizures by U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) are bound to happen all over the country this weekend at airports and border crossings. The increased amount of travel for labor...
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Information on currency and monetary instrument seizure by Customs
Money seized by customs? CBP took cash over $10,000? Read here to help you along the way. We get many calls from people across the country who, either having just crossed a land border or cleared...
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