Customs Fraud Penalties & Enforcement (Fighting Trade Cheats Act)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-08-31 — Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2026: cross-connection with protecting-american-industry-labor-trade-crimes-act: Both measures expand federal enforcement tools against tariff and customs fraud — the Trade Crimes Act creates a dedicated DOJ prosecutorial unit while the Fighting Trade Cheats Act raises civil/customs penalties. (novelty: 3)
- 2024-12-04 — Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2024: cross-connection with protecting-american-industry-labor-trade-crimes-act: Both aim to strengthen enforcement against customs/trade fraud — one via a dedicated DOJ prosecutorial unit, the other via expanded civil penalties. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-09-02 — Heightened Import Disclosures for Supply Chain Visibility: cross-connection with cbp-import-supply-chain-visibility: Expanded importer disclosure obligations increase the factual basis for customs fraud penalties. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-02-09 — Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2026: S.3808 (Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2026) would raise civil penalties for fraudulent and grossly negligent customs violations, impose multi-year import bans on violators and their affiliates, create a private right of action, and bar violators from CBP’s Importer of Record program. (novelty: 2)