CBP officers are responsible for targeting and seizing imports of counterfeit and pirated goods but have found challenges keeping up with the growing counterfeit trade that allows consumers to purchase online and in smaller packages. "[People are ordering] a billion packages a year," said Miller. ...
Unfortunately, CBP has very few tools at its disposal to verify these invoices of foreign sellers and Amazon has little incentive to verify this information either, even when a seller uses Amazon's own custom broker. The other way Chinese sellers can avoid paying duties is to deliberately ...
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inquiry to AOD.[50]Attorneys generally receive at least an interim response within 15 days.[51]The response will not be the actual advisory opinion issued to the consular post but instead a summary of that opinion.[52]Advisory opinions on interpretations of law are binding on consular officers...
“CBP responded immediately to the incident with local law enforcement,” Magnus said. “Many of our local CBP personnel live in Uvalde; they call this community home, and they work to protect their families, friends and neighbors every single day. We continue to coordinate closely with our fe...