Two Minutes in Trade - Bankruptcy & Customs Duties - You May be Surprised Who's Responsible

Customs Brokers file approximately 97% of entries for all imports but what happens if their client, the importer, goes bankrupt?  Congress is considering a critical, permanent change to the Customs Business Fairness Act that would relieve brokers from trustees attempting to “claw-back” duty payments from them.

 

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