CBP Works with DOT to Target Illegal Imports of Auto Headlamps
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a press release stating that its Import Safety Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center (CTAC) is on the lookout for illegal imports of noncompliant High Intensity Discharge (HID) conversion kits, light sources, and ballasts.…
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Since October 2009, CBP has seized more than 400,000 HID conversion kits and components for violating Department of Transportation regulations, equaling a total combined domestic value of approximately $5 million. A significant portion of those shipments arrived into the U.S. via the air cargo or express mail environment, shipped from numerous Southeast Asian countries.