Customs Seizures
The reasons for seizures or liquidated damages vary, with country of origin marking issues, suspected counterfeit goods or other IP violations, failure to redeliver merchandise, and undeclared merchandise or money common examples. Customs, however, also exercises its enforcement authority on behalf of other federal agencies, including:
- Food and Drug Administration
- Consumer Products Safety Commission
- Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
- Fish & Wildlife Service
- Environmental Protection Agency
An importer with seized merchandise or a demand for liquidated damages has certain options for remediating the seizure or mitigating potential liquidated damages. Barnes/Richardson lawyers understand these options and can implement the best strategic approach for securing the release of your property or reducing any financial exposure. We draw on our firm-wide experience dealing with CBP seizures and demands for liquidated damages and offer thoughtful and objective solutions to address the circumstances of your situation, whether it be via the administrative petition process, judicial forfeiture in the local district court or abandonment of the property.
- Jun. 22, 2021
- Importer Asks CIT to Overturn CBP Exclusion of "Hemp" Processing Equipment
- January 23, 2019
- US Extends Cultural Property Protection to Items from Bulgaria and China
- June 15, 2017
- GAO: CBP Needs More Staff, Better Hiring Plans to Ensure Effective Enforcement
- February 14, 2017
- President Trump, Prime Minister Trudeau Meet to Discuss Potential NAFTA Modifications
- March 26, 2014
- CBP Seizes More Pirated Imports in 2013
- May 4, 2017
- BRC Partner Lawrence Friedman to Speak at Upcoming PERT Event
- March 2, 2017
- David G. Forgue to Participate in Georgetown International Trade Update
- February 14, 2017
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BRC, Joern Law Firm to Hold Joint Webinar on Consumer Product Safety Rules and Import Requirements
By: Lawrence M. Friedman - April 10, 2014
- BRC Secures Return of Seized Currency
- February 5, 2013
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Detentions, Exclusions, and Customs Protests
By: Lawrence M. Friedman - October 2, 2007
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Brand Owners Can Prevent Increasingly Costly Offshore Counterfeit Activities
By: Frederic D. Van Arnam, Jr. - July 13, 2007
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Strategies for Dealing with Counterfeiting
By: Frederic D. Van Arnam, Jr. - August 1, 2006
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Section 337 Cases on the Rise
By: Matthew T. McGrath
