Lets businesses and unions sue over customs fraud, increasing penalties for cheaters.
This bill would let U.S. businesses, unions, and trade groups directly sue companies that commit customs fraud. It would also significantly increase financial penalties for fraud and ban offending companies and their partners from importing goods for years. These changes aim to protect American industries from unfair competition.
Today, U.S. businesses, unions, and trade groups generally cannot directly sue companies that commit customs fraud and harm them. Penalties for customs fraud and gross negligence are also lower, and there are no explicit import bans for violators or their related companies. If this bill becomes law, these groups would be able to sue, potentially recovering four times their damages and legal fees. Companies committing fraud would face penalties of three times the domestic value of goods and a five-year import ban, while grossly negligent companies would face penalties up to three times the domestic value or 10 times lawful duties and a two-year import ban.
S 3808 · 119th Congress · February 9, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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