U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s latest monthly operational update reports fewer entries targeted for forced labor and seizures related to intellectual property rights.
CBP processed more than 2.6 million entry summaries valued at more than $265 billion in January, up from 2.5 million and $260 billion in December and the first increase in three months. CBP identified nearly $7.3 billion in estimated duties to be collected, up from $6.8 billion, reversing a three-month down trend.
CBP targeted 282 entries (down from 310) valued at more than $69 million (up from $59 million) for suspected use of forced labor in the production of imported goods, including goods subject to withhold release orders or the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. Targeted shipments include those that are further inspected but not detained, detained and released, detained and exported, or detained and abandoned. (For more information on ST&R’s comprehensive suite of forced labor-related services, please contact us at supplychainvisibility@strtrade.com).
CBP also seized 1,514 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $186 million, compared to 1,501 seizures valued at more than $178 million the previous month.
Finally, CBP completed 27 audits (up from 26) that identified $7.7 million in duties and fees owed to the U.S. government (down from $86.9 million) stemming from goods that had been improperly declared. CBP also collected more than $7 million of identified revenue from these and previously completed audits (down from $25 million).
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