U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recognizes the importance of textile trade and the critical need for enforcement in this sector. Textile and apparel goods have some of the highest duty rates of all commodities imported into the U.S. making them susceptible to fraud. Textile risks include: schemes designed to circumvent textile tariff and trade laws include false invoicing, false marking and labeling, false claims of origin, illegal transshipment, misdescription, undervaluation, false declarations of right to make entry, false trade preference claims, and outright smuggling. Therefore, textiles have long been a CBP Priority Trade Issue (PTI) for CBP enforcement efforts.
CBP maintains a robust and comprehensive enforcement strategy to effectively minimize and analyze the various textile risk areas. Both textile importers and the U.S. domestic manufacturing industry have a substantial interest in the Textile PTI enforcement results. The Textile Enforcement Statistics reflect the results of the various CBP enforcement activities.
| Activity | 2023 Q1 | 2023 Q2 | 2023 Q3 | 2023 Q4 | 2023 Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seizures (Non-IPR, including smuggling) | |||||
|
Number |
240 |
153 |
149 |
174 |
716 |
|
Value |
$8M |
$2.7M |
$5.9M |
$3.7M |
$20.3M |
|
Seizures (IPR) |
|||||
|
Number |
957 |
1,093 |
1,134 |
1,116 |
4,300 |
|
Value |
$8.6M |
$30M |
$36.8M |
$33.3M |
$108.8M |
|
Commercial Fraud Penalties |
|||||
|
Number |
15 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
|
Value |
$7.5M |
$11M |
$286K |
$526K |
$19.3M |
|
Liquidated Damages |
|||||
|
Textiles |
207 |
345 |
506 |
791 |
1,840 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
203 |
338 |
491 |
782 |
1,814 |
|
3 |
6 |
15 |
7 |
31 |
|
TPVT Trade Preference Programs Verifications |
|||||
|
Countries Visited |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
|
Factories Visited |
0 |
0 |
24 |
33 |
57 |
|
% Discrepant |
0 |
0 |
40% |
24% |
21% |
|
Examinations (Cargo) |
|||||
|
Total Number |
4,412 |
5,418 |
9,404 |
8,652 |
27,886 |
|
Discrepant |
335 |
359 |
567 |
537 |
1,818 |
|
% Discrepant |
8.05% |
6.63% |
6.03% |
6.21% |
6.52% |
|
CBP Audits |
|||||
|
Number of Audits/Completed |
4 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
19 |
|
Recommended /Accepted Recoveries |
$1.16M |
$1M |
0 |
0 |
$2.16M |
|
Laboratory Analyses |
|||||
|
Number of Samples Tested |
67 |
68 |
85 |
103 |
323 |
|
Number Discrepant |
40 |
23 |
27 |
45 |
135 |
|
% Discrepant |
40% |
34% |
32% |
44% |
42% |
|
Enforcement Operations |
|||||
|
Number of Operations Initiated |
16 |
18 |
13 |
9 |
56 |
|
Number of Operations Completed |
7 |
12 |
13 |
18 |
50 |
|
Section 301 (Textiles) |
|||||
|
Duties Assessed |
$654M |
$576M |
$624M |
$697M |
$2.55B |
|
Forced Labor E-Allegations |
|||||
| Total Number Received | 11 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 30 |
|
* Includes examinations for Intellectual Property Rights violations. |
|||||
| Activity | 2022 Q1 | 2022 Q2 | 2022 Q3 | 2022 Q4 | 2022 Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seizures (Non-IPR, including smuggling) | |||||
|
Number |
155 |
168 |
488 |
379 |
1,190 |
|
Value |
$3.6M |
$2.7M |
9.9M |
6.99M |
$23.19M |
|
Seizures (IPR) |
|||||
|
Number |
1,007 |
1,452 |
1,227 |
1,072 |
4,758 |
|
Value |
$12.7M |
$34M |
$15.8M |
13.58M |
$76.08M |
|
Commercial Fraud Penalties |
|||||
|
Number |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
|
Value |
$884K |
0 |
$363K |
$1.2M |
$2.45M |
|
Liquidated Damages |
|||||
|
Textiles |
27 |
101 |
104 |
56 |
288 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
27 |
101 |
104 |
56 |
288 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
TPVT Trade Preference Programs Verifications |
|||||
|
Countries Visited |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
|
Factories Visited |
0 |
0 |
13 |
25 |
38 |
|
% Discrepant |
0 |
0 |
31% |
64% |
53% |
|
Examinations (Cargo) |
|||||
|
Total Number |
2,803 |
5,015 |
3,950 |
4,409 |
16,177 |
|
Discrepant |
178 |
1,993 |
255 |
336 |
2,762 |
|
% Discrepant |
6.37% |
39.53% |
6.8% |
7.6% |
17.07% |
|
CBP Audits |
|||||
|
Number of Audits/Completed |
5 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
27 |
|
Recommended /Accepted Recoveries |
$1.8M |
$706K |
$2.6M |
$8.4M |
$13.6M |
|
Laboratory Analyses |
|||||
|
Number of Samples Tested |
135 |
136 |
86 |
94 |
451 |
|
Number Discrepant |
51 |
86 |
52 |
26 |
215 |
|
% Discrepant |
38% |
63% |
60% |
28% |
48% |
|
Enforcement Operations |
|||||
|
Number of SEO Initiated |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
Number of SEO Completed |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
Section 301 (Textiles) |
|||||
|
Duties Collected |
$937M |
$899M |
$810M |
$953M |
$3.6B |
|
* Includes examinations for Intellectual Property Rights violations. |
|||||
| Activity | 2021 Q1 | 2021 Q2 | 2021 Q3 | 2021 Q4 | 2021 Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seizures (Non-IPR, including smuggling) | |||||
|
Number |
123 |
122 |
109 |
106 |
460 |
|
Value |
$1.05M |
$3.9M |
$1.9M |
$1.2M |
$8.05M |
|
Seizures (IPR) |
|||||
|
Number |
1,204 |
1,369 |
1,125 |
1,125 |
4,823 |
|
Value |
$8.9M |
$7.7M |
$10.4M |
$21.7M |
$48.7M |
|
Commercial Fraud Penalties |
|||||
|
Number |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
Value |
$358K |
$158K |
$923K |
0 |
$1.44M |
|
Liquidated Damages |
|||||
|
Textiles |
101 |
253 |
146 |
93 |
593 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
95 |
249 |
145 |
91 |
580 |
|
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
|
TPVT Trade Preference Programs Verifications |
|||||
|
Countries Visited |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Factories Visited |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
|
% Discrepant |
0 |
0 |
85% |
0 |
85% |
|
Examinations (Cargo) |
|||||
|
Total Number |
3,087 |
3,576 |
3,935 |
2,507 |
13,105 |
|
Discrepant |
177 |
201 |
287 |
132 |
797 |
|
% Discrepant |
5.73% |
5.62% |
7.29% |
5.27% |
6.08% |
|
CBP Audits |
|||||
|
Number of Audits/Completed |
7 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
43 |
|
Recommended /Accepted Recoveries |
$0 |
$5.7M |
$0.4M |
$100M |
$106.6M |
|
Laboratory Analyses |
|||||
|
Number of Samples Tested |
188 |
171 |
179 |
153 |
691 |
|
Number Discrepant |
73 |
81 |
105 |
72 |
331 |
|
% Discrepant |
39.0 |
47.0 |
59.0 |
48.0 |
47.9 |
|
Enforcement Operations |
|||||
|
Number of SEO Initiated |
5 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
14** |
|
Number of SEO Completed |
6 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
11** |
|
Section 301 (Textiles) |
|||||
|
Duties Collected |
$748M |
$690M |
$697M |
$948M |
$3.08B |
|
* Includes examinations for Intellectual Property Rights violations. **Some Enforcement Operations overlap into subsequent quarters. |
|||||
| Activity | 2020 Q1 | 2020 Q2 | 2020 Q3 | 2020 Q4 | 2020 Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seizures (Non-IPR, including smuggling) | |||||
|
Number |
185 |
182 |
53 | 120 | 540 |
|
Value |
$2M |
$1.4M |
$1M | $490K | $4.89M |
| Seizures (IPR) | |||||
|
Number |
1,442 |
1,745 |
645 | 1,231 | 5,073 |
|
Value |
$5.6M |
$4.7M |
$4.9M | $12.2M | $27.4M |
| Commercial Fraud Penalties | |||||
|
Number |
0 |
3 |
3 | 0 | 6 |
|
Value |
$0 |
$98K |
$489K | $0 | $587K |
| Liquidated Damages | |||||
|
Textiles |
41 |
69 |
59 | 104 | 273 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
|
41 |
69 |
59 | 103 | 272 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| TPVT Trade Preference Programs Verifications | |||||
|
Countries Visited |
2 |
1 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
|
Factories Visited |
16 |
13 |
0 | 0 | 29 |
|
% Discrepant |
50% |
69% |
0% | 0 | 59% |
| Examinations (Cargo) | |||||
|
Total Number |
3,570 |
2,852 |
2,532 | 2,672 | 11,626 |
|
Discrepant |
260 |
184 |
119 | 137 | 700 |
|
% Discrepant |
7.28% |
6.48% |
4.75% | 5.13% | 6.02% |
| CBP Audits | |||||
|
Number of Audits/Completed |
10 |
11 |
7 | 10 | 38 |
|
Recommended /Accepted Recoveries |
$15.0M |
$2.4M |
$0 | $4.2M | $21.6M |
| Laboratory Analyses | |||||
|
Number of Samples Tested |
184 |
120 |
72 | 109 | 485 |
|
Number Discrepant |
90 |
55 |
31 | 49 | 225 |
|
% Discrepant |
48.9% |
45.8% |
43.0% | 45.0% | 46.4% |
| Enforcement Operations | |||||
|
Number of SEO Initiated |
2 |
4 |
1 | 2 | 9 |
|
Number of SEO Completed |
2 |
2 |
0 | 4 | 8 |
| Section 301 (Textiles) | |||||
|
Duties Collected |
$1.250B |
$825M |
$536M | $851M | $3.46B |
| * Includes examinations for Intellectual Property Rights violations. | |||||
| Activity | 2019 Q1 | 2019 Q2 | 2019 Q3 | 2019 Q4 | 2019 Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seizures (Non-IPR, including smuggling) | |||||
|
Number |
164 |
135 |
141 |
205 |
645 |
|
Value |
$5.47M |
$1.36M |
$2.01M |
$2.94M |
$11.78M |
| Seizures (IPR) | |||||
|
Number |
1,330 |
978 |
945 |
1,143 |
4,396 |
|
Value |
$4.75M |
$2.69M |
$6.27M |
$5.81M |
$19.52M |
| Commercial Fraud Penalties | |||||
|
Number |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
|
Value |
$0 |
$38K |
$0 |
$100K |
$138K |
| Liquidated Damages | |||||
|
Textiles |
54 |
252 |
103 |
64 |
473 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
54 |
252 |
102 |
64 |
472 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TPVT Trade Preference Programs Verifications | |||||
|
Countries Visited |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
|
Factories Visited |
0 |
0 |
18 |
58 |
76 |
|
% Discrepant |
0 |
0 |
56% |
26% |
34% |
| Examinations (Cargo) | |||||
|
Total Number |
2,826 |
3,376 |
3,276 |
3,316 |
12,794 |
|
Discrepant |
194 |
194 |
196 |
260 |
844 |
|
% Discrepant |
6.86% |
5.75% |
5.98% |
7.84% |
6.60% |
| CBP Audits | |||||
|
Number of Audits/Completed |
10 |
9 |
17 |
15 |
51 |
|
Recommended /Accepted Recoveries |
$1.049M |
$3.506M |
$0.941M |
$2.195M |
$7.691M |
| Laboratory Analyses | |||||
|
Number of Samples Tested |
175 |
141 |
118 |
186 |
620 |
|
Number Discrepant |
98 |
56 |
67 |
97 |
318 |
|
% Discrepant |
56 |
39.7 |
56.8 |
52.1 |
51.3 |
| Enforcement Operations | |||||
|
Number of SEO Initiated |
10 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
23 |
|
Number of SEO Completed |
9 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
23 |
| Section 301 (Textiles) | |||||
|
Duties Collected |
$253,078,247 |
$168,646,741 |
$260,776,922 |
$856,826,301 |
$1,539,328,211 |
| * Includes examinations for Intellectual Property Rights violations. | |||||
| Activity | 2018 Q1 | 2018 Q2 | 2018 Q3 | 2018 Q4 | 2018 Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seizures (Non-IPR, including smuggling) | |||||
|
Number |
57 |
81 |
72 |
99 |
309 |
|
Value |
$898K |
$942K |
$737K |
$1.36M |
$3.94M |
| Seizures (IPR) | |||||
|
Number |
1,626 |
2,242 |
1,880 |
1,709 |
7,457 |
|
Value |
$2.93M |
$3.73M |
$2.91M |
$3.21M |
$12.78M |
| Commercial Fraud Penalties | |||||
|
Number |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
|
Value |
$18M |
$1K |
$1M |
0 |
$19M |
| Liquidated Damages | |||||
|
Textiles |
41 |
55 |
32 |
111 |
239 |
|
40 |
52 |
13 |
0 |
105 |
|
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
0 |
0 |
18 |
110 |
128 |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| TPVT Trade Preference Programs Verifications | |||||
|
Countries Visited |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
|
Factories Visited |
0 |
0 |
49 |
90 |
139 |
|
% Discrepant |
0 |
0 |
28% |
38% |
34% |
| Examinations (Cargo) | |||||
|
Total Number |
1,636 |
2,260 |
2,384 |
2,583 |
8,863 |
|
Discrepant |
100 |
156 |
233 |
212 |
701 |
|
% Discrepant |
6.11% |
6.98% |
9.77% |
8.35% |
7.91% |
| CBP Audits | |||||
|
Number of Audits/Completed |
8 |
17 |
14 |
23 |
62 |
|
Recommended /Accepted Recoveries |
$685,147 |
0 |
$324,076 |
$1,891,604 |
$2,900,827 |
| Laboratory Analyses | |||||
|
Number of Samples Tested |
143 |
132 |
156 |
151 |
582 |
|
Number Discrepant |
72 |
66 |
84 |
79 |
301 |
|
% Discrepant |
50.4 |
50.0 |
54.0 |
52.3 |
51.7 |
| Special Enforcement Operations (SEO) | |||||
|
Number of SEO Initiated |
- |
- |
4 |
5 |
9 |
|
Number of SEO Completed |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| * Includes examinations for Intellectual Property Rights violations. | |||||