Inside Trade

January 24, 2025

Sens. Blackburn, Ossoff propose creating de minimis entry blacklist

By Margaret Spiegelman  / December 6, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Thursday introduced a bill to reform customs rules by establishing a blacklist for repeat trade offenders that would be denied access to de minimis benefits. The “ Detection and Exclusion of Negligent, Illicit, and Extralegal Deliveries Act ” would “empower” U.S. Customs and Border Protection to create a list of foreign companies “that repeatedly aid or facilitate the import of forced-labor products, counterfeit goods, or illegal drugs from leveraging the de...

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