CBP Stops Another Big Shipment of Illegal Chinese Honey
CBP seized 132 drums of illegally imported honey from China on Aug. 12, the agency said in a news release (here). CBP import specialists in Miami seized the 42 tons of honey following work with ICE's Homeland Security Investigations, CBP…
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said. The honey was "falsely declared as originating from Taiwan to evade anti-dumping duties applicable to Chinese-origin honey," CBP said. "The evaded anti-dumping duties on this shipment of Chinese honey would be nearly $180,299 based on the rates imposed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, had CBP not intervened. Prior to seizing the smuggled honey, samples were sent to the CBP Laboratory for analysis, where it was determined that the honey had a greater than 99 percent probability match with honey originating from China."