US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Import Specialists maintain a robust trade enforcement program to ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing all imports.
Many different schemes are used to evade duty or quotas on imported goods being brought into the country. Some importers circumvent quotas by transshipment-changing the country of origin of their goods.
Still others use false documents or labels or provide incorrect descriptions of the merchandise.
Textiles and wearing apparel imports are especially critical and have been designated as a priority trade issue for FY 2006.
Textiles represent 43 percent of all revenue collected.
CBP uses a multi-faceted, but complementary approach consisting of trade pattern analysis, on-site verification, review of production records, audits, and laboratory analysis to enforce our trade laws and to ensure that appropriate revenue is collected.
CBP plays a critical role in enforcing trade laws and ensuring that appropriate revenue is collected. Import Specialists in CBP with specialized commodity knowledge analyze and review textile imports for possible violations.
Focusing on textile violations has paid off with seizures of major shipments. CBP has seized more than $10 million in goods since the beginning of fiscal year 2006.
In addition, audits of various importing companies recommend the revenue recovery of an additional $4.9 million in 2005.
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