CBP Processed More Than 2.8 Million Entry Summaries in December
CBP processed more than 2.8 million entry summaries in December, valued at more than $290 billion, according to the agency's monthly update. That identified estimated duties of nearly $7.4 billion to be collected by the U.S. government.
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December's figures are roughly equal to its results for November, when CBP processed more than 2.8 million entry summaries valued at more than $283 billion (see 2412200028).
CBP also said trade via the ocean environment accounted for 40% of the total import value, followed by air, truck, and rail.
To prevent goods produced by forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China, CBP in December stopped 1,404 shipments valued at more than $18.7 million for further examination based on the suspected use of forced labor.
CBP also seized 1,687 shipments containing counterfeit goods valued at more than $110 million if real, and it conducted 48 audits in December, identifying $8 million in duties and fees owed to the U.S. government.