U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in New York’s JFK International Airport seized two shipments containing 144 rings with a combined MSRP of over $216,000 (if authentic). According to the CBP media release, no arrests were made.

Author’s note – sometimes CBP will refer a seizure for criminal prosecution and sometimes they will not. Many seizures will result in a civil penalty issued against the “Importer of Record” (IOR). The IOR may receive a letter from CBP months, or even years after an import has been seized. The civil penalty is something that must be addressed and cannot be ignored.

If you have received a civil penalty in the mail, contact trade attorney David Hsu by phone/text anytime at 832-896-6288 or by email at attorney.dave@yahoo.com.