Background

U.S. Customs and Border Protection saw several indicators of its trade enforcement efforts increase in fiscal year 2024.

These statistics indicate that CBP enforcement efforts continue to have a substantial impact on the trade community. As always, conducting an import compliance review can help companies avoid or mitigate those impacts.

 

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

Completed audits

430

435

417

Collections from audits

$77.7 million

$114.5 million

$117.67 million

Trade penalties issued

2,121

2,592

2,204

Trade liquidated damages

18,667

19,832

22,399

Penalty/liquidated damage collections

$19.3 million

$33.3 million

$26.3 million

Trade seizures

46,111

44,558

48,444

IPR seizures

20,813

19,522

20,516

MSRP of IPR seizures

$3.0 billion

$2.4 billion

$5.5 billion

Import safety seizures

4,484

6,183

6,888

Value of import safety seizures

$62.4 million

$44 million

$60.6 million

Denied shipments related to forced labor

903

1,854

1,954

Value of cargo on WRO detentions

$230 million

$360 million

$230 million

 

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