News / US Customs determined to tighten scrutiny of e-commerce imports

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The US Customs & Border Protection agency (CBP) is poised to ramp up measures to intercept illegal substances and counterfeit goods entering the country via e-commerce shipments.

Monitoring of incoming mail will be increased through a mandate for data on all shipments to be submitted in advance – and e-commerce arriving in consolidations is also going to be subject to closer scrutiny.

Senior CBP personnel have recently indicated to the industry that new measures were in the pipeline. The agency is struggling to cope with a ...