Record $16B collected in customs duties in April due to Trump tariffs
According to the Treasury Department, President Trump’s tariffs resulted in an additional $7.6 billion in customs payments compared to what the U.S. collected due to higher import duties in April. In that month, tariffs reached a total of $16 billion, which is an increase of around $9 billion from the previous year—well above the prior […]
Trump cancels small package tariff exemption and relaxes customs regulations
The White House took steps last Friday to close a loophole on minimum tariffs for lower-value Chinese imports, though experts indicate that this also complicates enforcement of customs regulations. In the ongoing trade dispute with China, the Trump administration has eliminated a small exemption that exempted goods valued under $800 from import taxes. This change […]
Courier firm DHL to suspend global shipments of over $800 to US due to new customs rules
International courier DHL will temporarily suspend shipments to the US for declared value items worth more than $800, the company announced in a notice. From Monday, the company said it will stop collecting and shipping orders from overseas companies to private U.S. customers if the declared custom value exceeds $800. The suspension is temporary and […]
Customs and Border Protection director faces charges for allegedly defrauding FEMA
The director of Michigan's U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) is accused of implementing plans to fraudulent the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after a series of floods damaged her home in 2023. The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday sealed off criminal charges against 55-year-old Serina Baker-Hill, engaging in a plot to fraudulent […]
US Customs and Border Protection surveillance balloon breaks free
The large balloons used by US Customs and Border Patrol for surveillance along the Texas border broke freely and traveled about 600 miles north before crashing as heavy winds cleared the state, officials said. On Monday afternoon, the aerostat system was released from the tether during a “hard wind event” on South Padre Island, leaving […]
China carrying out customs fraud, trade expert says: ‘No doubt’
Daniel Picard explains the common misconceptions about how President Donald Trump uses tariffs and why he can see the crackdown on trade fraud. China may have no way around the US trade law as President Donald Trump's tariffs and border crackdowns come into effect. International trade expert Daniel Picard believes Trump's return to the oval […]
Trump Taps Former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott to Head Customs and Border Protection
President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that former U.S. Border Patrol chief Rodney S. Scott will be his nominee for director of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In a post on the president-elect's social media platform, Truth Social, President Trump cited Scott's extensive experience in immigration policy and his past work as head of the U.S. […]
US Customs and Border Protection officers arrest murder suspect trying to flee to El Salvador
An American murder suspect who was trying to flee to El Salvador was taken into custody by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at Washington Dulles International Airport, officials said. The agency said Christopher Antonio Argueta Ramirez, 19, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was arrested on Sunday before being arrested on a one-way flight to El Salvador […]
Officer involved in shooting at Arizona port of entry, US Customs and Border Protection says
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Smuggler with 100 live snakes in his pants stopped at customs in China
Chinese authorities say they have arrested a man who tried to smuggle more than 100 live snakes through customs with his trousers stuffed with them. China Customs said in a statement on Tuesday that the unidentified traveller was stopped by customs officials as he tried to sneak out of semi-autonomous Hong Kong into Shenzhen with […]