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Lawmaker presses bill to let CBP alert businesses about suspected counterfeit shipments
Summary
A House member urged quick passage of the "Counterfeit Notification Act" (H.R. 4,930) to let U.S. Customs and Border Protection share shipment-level details with e-commerce platforms and carriers to intercept counterfeit goods; the House suspended the rules and passed the bill as amended.
A House member told colleagues on the floor that H.R. 4,930, the "Counterfeit Notification Act," had been slated for consideration and described the bill as a tool to help U.S. Customs and Border Protection share shipment-level information with businesses, e-commerce platforms and logistics carriers to stop counterfeit goods.
The lawmaker said he introduced the bill with Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) and said the measure targets the influx of counterfeit goods entering the United States. He cited fiscal-year 2023 enforcement figures, saying U.S. Customs and Border seized more than $2,700,000,000 worth of counterfeit goods…
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