US Customs

US import policy on China goods has moved more in the past three years than in the twenty before it. Section 301 rates, the treatment of low-value shipments, forced labour enforcement, and CBP's appetite for detaining first and asking later all stack on the same consignment. For a seller shipping direct to consumer or into FBA, the difference between a compliant entry and a detained one is usually documentation you could have prepared in advance. This tag follows rate and threshold changes, enforcement posture, and the filing requirements that come with them. We are interested in what it costs you per unit and what it does to your transit reliability. Policy risk on this lane is now a permanent line item, and pretending otherwise is how sellers end up with stock sitting in a bonded warehouse.