U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s latest monthly operational update finds that while the agency processed more entry summaries in October it also saw decreases in the numbers of entries targeted for forced labor and seizures related to intellectual property rights.
CBP processed 2.9 million entry summaries valued at $365 billion in October, up from 2.8 million and $291 billion in September. CBP identified $7.9 billion in estimated duties to be collected, down from $8.2 billion.
CBP targeted 398 entries valued at $129.8 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. The figures for October represent the second straight monthly decrease in the number and value of such shipments. (For more information on ST&R’s comprehensive suite of forced labor-related services, please contact us at supplychainvisibility@strtrade.com).
CBP also seized 1,174 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at $302 million, compared to 1,623 seizures valued at $205 million the previous month.
Finally, CBP completed 12 audits that identified $2,000 in duties and fees owed to the U.S. government stemming from goods that had been improperly declared. These numbers represent significant declines from September, when CBP registered 80 completed audits identifying $58.4 million in owed duties and fees. However, CBP did collect in October more than $1.2 million of identified revenue from previously completed audits.
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