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Can Officers and Employees be Held Personally Liable for Customs Violations?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

25 Packages of Panama Hats) that broadly interpreted the term “introduce” in a prior Customs penalty statute. The CAFC explained: Panama Hats establishes that “introduce” is a flexible and broad term added to ensure that the statute was not restricted to the “technical” process of “entering” goods. Supreme Court in 1995.