Bill would stop shippers who skirt U.S. Customs duties

Friday, March 22, 2013

Rep. Dan Lipinski, D- Ill., has introduced legislation which aims to stop foreign manufacturers from skirting U.S. Customs duties by creating a better information-sharing network between the industry and government. A Government Accountability Office analysis has found that these companies have cheated the U.S. government out of $600 million in duties since 2001. Manufacturers work around customs fees by undervaluing goods, misclassifying products or shi...

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