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 2.5 million entry summaries valued at more than $260 billion in December, down from 2.7 million and $269 billion in November and the second straight monthly decline. CBP identified nearly $6.8 billion in estimated duties to be collected, down from $6.9 billion, continuing a three-month down trend.
CBP targeted 310 entries (down from 444) valued at more than $59 million (down from $128 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 1,501 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $178 million, compared to 1,536 seizures valued at $196 million the previous month.
Finally, CBP completed 26 audits (down from 41) that identified $86.9 million in duties and fees owed to the U.S. government (up from $1.9 million) stemming from goods that had been improperly declared. CBP also collected more than $25 million of identified revenue from these and previously completed audits.
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