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CBP marks banner year for textile seizures
28 Sep '06
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the last year has seized more than $100 million in wearing apparel and textile goods that were misrepresented, smuggled or illegally transshipped in an effort to circumvent textile trade laws and regulations.
CBP plays a critical role in enforcing trade laws in order to protect U.S. jobs and companies and in ensuring that appropriate revenue is collected and the enforcement of the China quota restraints are enforced.
Many different schemes are used to evade duty or quotas on textiles 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. Textile imports are especially important since they represent 43 percent of all revenue collected.
“CBP is committed to protecting American jobs and American companies. I am committed to aggressive trade enforcement to stop illegal importation of goods which violate trade quotas and hurt our American economy,” said CBP Commissioner, W. Ralph Basham.
Import Specialists in CBP, with specialized commodity knowledge, analyze and review textile imports for possible violations. Focusing on this commodity has paid off with the seizure of numerous major shipments.
One of the enforcement tools being used is on-site verification of manufacturers. Since last October, CBP Textile Production Verification teams have traveled to close to 450 foreign factories in 12 countries to review and verify that wearing apparel that is shipped to the U.S. is produced at those facilities.
CBP plays a critical role in enforcing trade laws in order to protect U.S. jobs and companies and in ensuring that appropriate revenue is collected and the enforcement of the China quota restraints are enforced.
Many different schemes are used to evade duty or quotas on textiles 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. Textile imports are especially important since they represent 43 percent of all revenue collected.
“CBP is committed to protecting American jobs and American companies. I am committed to aggressive trade enforcement to stop illegal importation of goods which violate trade quotas and hurt our American economy,” said CBP Commissioner, W. Ralph Basham.
Import Specialists in CBP, with specialized commodity knowledge, analyze and review textile imports for possible violations. Focusing on this commodity has paid off with the seizure of numerous major shipments.
One of the enforcement tools being used is on-site verification of manufacturers. Since last October, CBP Textile Production Verification teams have traveled to close to 450 foreign factories in 12 countries to review and verify that wearing apparel that is shipped to the U.S. is produced at those facilities.
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