News / Changing shipment origin won't wash: US CBP turns away whole truckloads

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Misdeclared shipments are causing delays at US borders, with full truckloads being turned away if just one item is non-compliant, Canadian shipping company ChitChats warned this week. 

“As you know, China-origin goods have been excluded from de minimis entry into the United States. Our border crossings on 2 May and 3 May were denied due to some shipments being misdeclared, but were in fact of Chinese origin,” said ChitChats. 

It said any misdeclared shipments discovered during a US Customs inspection would result ...