December Entries Targeted by CBP for Forced Labor Down From November

CBP targeted 310 entries worth over $59 million in December 2022, including goods subject to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and withhold release orders, the agency said in its most recent operational update. The number of entries targeted was down from November's total of 444 entries worth some $128 million (see 2212270038). CBP also seized 1,501 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $178 million in December, and completed 26 audits that identified $86.9 million in duties and fees owed to the U.S. government for goods that had been improperly declared, the agency said.