CBP Announces 37 Additional Partnerships for New and Expanded Services - USCBP
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection made tentative selections for new Reimbursable Services Agreements that will promote cross-border trade and essential travel to the United States in late October.
“The CBP Reimbursable Services Program is a crucial program that ensures trade and travel continue at remote locations without delay,” said CBP Office of Field Operations Executive Assistance Commissioner Diane Sabatino. “We greatly value the partnerships that make these essential services possible.”
This vital program allows private sector and state/local governments to reimburse CBP for additional inspection services that wouldn’t otherwise be available, such as services at airport arrival times that go beyond standard operational hours or staffing levels. Under the Reimbursable Services Agreement, mandatory services such as customs, agricultural processing, border security services, immigration inspections, and cargo traffic and international traveler arrivals in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, support services at ports of entry can be expanded.
These public-private partnerships allow approved private sector and state and local government entities to reimburse CBP for expanded services for incoming commercial Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.
CBP has expanded the Reimbursable Services Program to include 635 stakeholders since the program’s inception in 2013. The program has provided more than 1.9 million additional processing hours at the request of CBP’s partners, accounting for processing more than 23.2 million travelers and more than 2.4 million personal and commercial vehicles.
Reimbursable Service Agreements are authorized by Section 481 of The Homeland Security Act of 2002. The statute includes several limitations at CBP-serviced airports. Reimbursable services are limited to overtime costs and support services for airports with 100,000 or more arriving international passengers annually. Airports with fewer than 100,000 arriving international passengers annually may offset CBP for the salaries and expenses of not more than five full-time equivalent CBP officers. Reimbursable Service Agreements will not replace existing services.
The entities selected for Reimbursable Service Agreements in the air environment were:
• Air Bravo Corporation (MBS International Airport);
• Air Transport International (Wilmington International Airport);
• Air medic Inc. (Albany International Airport; Wilmington International Airport; Charlotte Douglas International Airport; Burlington International Airport);
• Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC (Hector International Airport; Grand Forks International Airport; Duluth International Airport);
• Clearsky Aviation, LLC (H L Sonny Callahan Airport; Mobile International Airport; Gulf Shores International Airport at Jack Edwards Field);
• Constellation Productions, Inc. (St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport);
• Corporate Aviation Group, LLC (DeKalb-Peachtree Airport; Fulton County Airport; Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport; Cobb County International Airport);
• DB Integrations LLC (Lehigh Valley International Airport);
• EVA Airways Corporation (Seattle–Tacoma International Airport);
• Excel Aire, LLC (New Orleans Lakefront Airport; Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport; Wilmington International Airport; Bangor International Airport; Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field; Oakland International Airport; King County International Airport - Boeing Field; George Bush Intercontinental Airport);
• F.S. Air Service Inc Dba Plus One Air (Orlando International Airport; Fulton County Airport; Charleston International Airport; Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport; Teterboro Airport; Jacksonville International Airport; St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport; Palm Beach International Airport; Nashville International Airport; Treasure Coast International Airport);
• FG Aviation (St. Louis Lambert International Airport; Philadelphia International Airport);
• Fly Level Barcelona LH S.L. (John F. Kennedy International Airport; Newark Liberty International Airport; San Francisco International Airport; Los Angeles International Airport; Boston Logan International Airport);
• Global Air Charters Inc. (Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport; Teterboro Airport; Bangor International Airport; El Paso International Airport; Denver International Airport; Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport; Wilmington Airport; Los Angeles International Airport; Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport; Lehigh Valley International Airport);
• GWorld Management LLC (Teterboro Airport; Los Angeles International Airport; Tucson International Airport; George Bush Intercontinental Airport; Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport; Bangor International Airport; Harry Reid International Airport; Orlando International Airport; Palm Beach International Airport; Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport);
• Huntsville - Madison County Airport Authority (Huntsville International Airport);
• iRecover US (Sioux Falls Regional Airport);
• Jet OUT, Inc (Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport; Los Angeles International Airport; Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport; General Mitchell International Airport);
• Kongaire LLC (Piedmont Triad International Airport);
• Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport);
• Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd (Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport);
• Liberty Jet Management Corporation (Francis S. Gabreski Airport; Republic Airport; Teterboro Airport; Westchester County Airport; Pittsburgh International Airport; General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport; Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport; Los Angeles International Airport; Harry Reid International Airport; Long Island MacArthur Airport);
• New Terminal One at JFK, LLC (John F. Kennedy International Airport);
• Premier Jet Services, LLC (James M Cox Dayton International Airport);
• Redstar Havacılık Hizmetleri A.S. DBA Redstar Aviation (Oakland International Airport; Duluth International Airport; St. Louis Lambert International Airport; Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport; Charlotte Douglas International Airport; Portsmouth International Airport at Pease; Tampa International Airport);
• Talon Air, LLC. (Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport; DeKalb-Peachtree Airport; Palm Beach International Airport; Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport; Fulton County Airport; Bangor International Airport; Republic Airport);
• Tenaska Inc. (Eppley Airfield);
• The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (Philadelphia International Airport);
• Gate City Aviation, LLC (McGhee Tyson Airport; Cleveland Hopkins International Airport; DeKalb-Peachtree Airport; Nashville International Airport; Fulton County Airport; Palm Beach International Airport; Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport);
• International Jet Aviation Services, Inc. (San Diego International Airport; Teterboro Airport; King County International Airport - Boeing Field; Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport; Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport; Miami International Airport; Charlotte Douglas International Airport; Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport);
• Maximus Global Services, LLC (Orlando International Airport; Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport; Washington Dulles International Airport; Baltimore/Washington International Airport; Harry Reid International Airport; Miami International Airport).
The entities selected for Reimbursable Service Agreements in the sea environment were:
• Caribe Nautical Services, Inc. (Key West, FL);
• Cory Brothers (USA) Inc. (Wilmington, DE);
• Oahu Marine LLC (Hilo, HI; Kahului, HI; Kona, HI; Honolulu; Kalaeloa, HI);
• Port Logistics Terminal Operations doing business as Port Logistics Refrigerated Services (Tampa, FL);
• Tricon Steamship Agency, Inc (Gramercy, LA; New Orleans; Baton Rouge, LA);
• Tropical Shipping USA, LLC (West Palm Beach, FL).
CBP used a rigorous, multi-layered process to evaluate selectees’ proposals and ensure compatibility with CBP’s mission priorities.
The reimbursable services authority is a key component of CBP’s Resource Optimization Strategy and will allow CBP to provide new or expanded services at domestic ports of entry reimbursed by the partner entity.
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Operation Red Mist: CBP, Federal Partners Seize Millions of Illegal E-Cigarettes in Maritime Cargo - USCBP
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, seized more than 18 million units of electronic nicotine delivery systems–commonly known as vapes–valued at over $175 million, as part of a targeted initiative called Operation Red Mist.
Operation Red Mist primarily targets maritime cargo shipments originating from the People’s Republic of China and is designed to combat the illicit importation, transportation, and distribution of vapes and their hazardous components.
CBP identifies and seizes illegal vaping products through intelligence, targeting, and interagency partnerships. Enforcement actions are coordinated at every stage of the supply chain, from before the illicit products ship to inspections at ports of entry and post-seizure investigations.
During this operation, teams discovered shipments of hazardous materials that were misclassified and improperly labeled (commonly used tactics to avoid detection, taxes, and duties), did not meet importation requirements for tobacco products and electronic devices, and violated safety and environmental protection standards for transport. All e-cigarette products seized in Operation Red Mist lacked FDA premarket authorization making them illegal to sell in the United States; currently, only 41 FDA-authorized products are permitted for U.S. marketing and distribution.
“The spread of illegal e-cigarettes is alarming for communities everywhere,” said Executive Assistant Commissioner Diane J. Sabatino, with CBP’s Office of Field Operations. “Our frontline personnel are working tirelessly to keep these dangerous products out of our communities, especially out of the hands of young people who are frequently targeted by manufacturers.”
Operation Red Mist supports an aggressive government-wide effort to stop these unsafe devices from reaching our communities and removing these products from store shelves. These enforcement actions also significantly weaken the operations of those attempting to flood the U.S. market with hazardous goods.
CBP’s trade enforcement mission is central to protecting the health and safety of Americans. As the nation’s border guardians, CBP enforces more than 400 laws on behalf of over 40 federal agencies, intercepting dangerous imports and ensuring only legitimate, safe products enter U.S. commerce. CBP’s trade enforcement operations are especially critical to protecting American communities because the revenue streams from the importation and sale of counterfeit and noncompliant goods often fund and support other forms of criminal activity.
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Federal Register Notices:
• Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Certain Aluminum Foil From the Republic of Türkiye: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
• Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: N-Cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide From China; Institution of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations
• Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.: Certain Ink Cartridges and Components Thereof II; Notice of a Commission Determination To Review in Part an Initial Determination Granting Complainants' Motion for Summary Determination of Violation; Request for Written Submissions on the Issues Under Review and on Remedy, the Public Interest, and Bonding
• Certain Semiconductor Devices and Products Containing the Same; Notice of the Commission's Final Determination Finding a Violation of Section 337; Issuance of a Limited Exclusion Order and Cease and Desist Orders; Termination of the Investigation
• Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Sodium Nitrite From India: Preliminary Results and Intent To Rescind, in Part, of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024
• Sodium Nitrite From India: Preliminary Results and Notice of Intent To Rescind, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
• Thermal Paper From Spain: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Wood Moldings and Millwork Products From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
• Paper File Folders From India: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Stainless Steel Bar From India: Preliminary Results and Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, in Part; 2024-2025
• Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024
• Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Mexico: Preliminary Results and Recission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Certain Aluminum Foil From the Sultanate of Oman: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
• Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results, Intent To Rescind, in Part, and Rescission, in Part, of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
• Strontium Chromate From Austria: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Temporary Steel Fencing From the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order
• Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
• Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Chromium Trioxide From India: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination
• Large Diameter Welded Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
• Certain Steel Nails From Malaysia: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
• Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of Korea: Final Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the United Arab Emirates: Final Rescission of New Shipper Review; 2024
• Circular Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and Tube Products From the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Certain Quartz Surface Products From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
• Glycine From India: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
• Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
• Certain Cold Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from Italy: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
• Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews; Correction
• Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished or Unfinished from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
• Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from Belgium: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2023-2024
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• U.S. Trade Court Strikes Down Trump's 10% Global Tariff, Calls Levies "Unauthorized by Law" [Law Street Journal]
• Tariff refunds could go out this week. Will Americans see any money? [Yahoo Finance]
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• He fought Trump’s tariffs through the Supreme Court all the way to a refund [CNN]
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Louisville CBP Intercepts Over $14 Million in Counterfeit Jewelry - USCBP
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On May 1, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stationed in Louisville seized 1,622 pieces of counterfeit designer jewelry in a single express consignment shipment. This shipment would have had a combined Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of over $14.1 million, had the goods been genuine.
The shipment, which arrived from Hong Kong and was headed to Chicago, contained 1,227 bracelets and 395 necklaces which appeared identical to well-known luxury jewelry brands, specifically: Cartier, Tiffany, and Van Cleef and Arpels trademarks. Although the pieces were almost exact replicas of their famous brands’ designs, CBP officers suspected the jewelry pieces to be counterfeit and detained them for further review.
CBP officers submitted documentation and photographs to CBP’s trade experts at the Consumer Products and Mass Merchandising Center of Excellence and Expertise for analysis. CBP’s trade experts worked with the trademark holders and verified that the products were in fact not authentic and as such were subject to seizure pursuant to CBP’s statutory and regulatory authorities.
“Our primary concerns for situations like these are consumer safety and trademark protection,” said Louisville Port Director Phil Onken. “Customs and Border Protection will continue to work closely with our trade and consumer safety partners to identify and seize counterfeit and trademark infringing merchandise, especially those products that pose a potential harm to American consumers. Counterfeits like these defraud the user and are frequently inferior. They do not meet the quality standards of the real item.”
U.S. consumers spend more than $100 billion every year on intellectual property rights (IPR) infringing goods, falling victim to approximately 20% of the counterfeits that are illegally sold worldwide. CBP launched a Truth Behind Counterfeits educational campaign to raise consumer awareness about the consequences and dangers that can be associated with the purchase of counterfeit and pirated goods.
Trade in counterfeit consumer goods is illegal. It threatens the health and safety of American consumers, steals from trademark holders, and takes tax revenues from the government, and it funds transnational criminal organizations. Counterfeit consumer goods may also be sourced or manufactured in facilities that employ forced labor.
Counterfeiters manufacture consumer goods using substandard materials and parts that could prematurely break or harm consumers. Consumers can protect their families by purchasing authentic products from reputable retailers. Learn more about the consequences of counterfeits by visiting CBP’s Fake Goods Real Dangers webpage.
CBP protects businesses and consumers every day through an aggressive Intellectual Property Rights enforcement program. During fiscal year 2025, CBP seized over 78,000,000 counterfeit goods with an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price worth over $7.3 billion, had the goods been genuine.
News media can search for additional enforcement details by viewing CBP’s IPR webpage or by viewing CBP’s IPR Dashboard and CBP’s Annual IPR Seizures Reports.
U.S. trademark and copyright owners can register with CBP to have their intellectual property protected at the border through the through the e-Recordation program (https://iprr.cbp.gov/s/).
CBP encourages anyone with information about counterfeit merchandise being illegally imported into the United States to submit an anonymous tip to CBP’s e-Allegation Program.
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Shutterstock to Pay $35 Million to Settle FTC Allegations Over Illegal Subscription and Cancellation Practices - FTC
Online licensing platform allegedly charged consumers without their consent, failed to disclose auto-renewals and cancellation charges, and made cancelling difficult
Shutterstock Inc. will pay $35 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the online digital photo and video platform illegally made tens of millions of dollars from a range of unfair and deceptive practices, including charging consumers for products without their informed consent and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions.
“Subscription and negative option features can be beneficial for both companies and consumers, making renewal simpler and streamlining payment processes,” said Christopher Mufarrige, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “But these benefits depend critically on firms clearly disclosing material terms, securing express and informed consent before charging consumers, and ensuring cancellation is a straightforward and simple process. When firms fail to follow these simple principles, they deprive consumers of the ability to make informed choices, undermining consumer sovereignty and impeding competition. The Commission’s action today underscores its commitment to preserving consumer choice and facilitating competition in digital markets and subscriptions.”
New York-based Shutterstock licenses stock photos, graphics, videos and music clips that consumers can pay to use. Since at least 2020, the company has offered most of its content through online subscriptions, which allow consumers to download a specified number of pieces of content per month and retain a license to use the content for a set time.
Consumers subscribe to Shutterstock’s products online, either by going to the company’s website or by clicking on advertisements that allow users to subscribe to specific products. The company offers several plans for licensing content on its website, including annual paid-up-front (APU) and annual paid monthly (APM) subscriptions and on-demand “packs.” The Commission alleged that Shutterstock failed to disclose important information about the terms of these plans.
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