CBP to Revise Policy on the Use of CF 28s as Start of Formal Investigation
06/10/10 11:48 AM Filed in: Customs
On
June 10, 2010, during the Customs Lawyers
Association Annual meeting in Washington, DC,
Charles Ressin, Chief of the Penalties Branch,
Regulations & Rulings at the CBP’s Office of
International Trade, stated that CBP intends to
revise and publish policy concerning Request for
Information (CBP Form 28) as beginning of formal
investigation for purposes of customs enforcement.
Mr. Ressin stated that CBP’s issuance of a CBP Form
28 alone does not preclude the importer from filing
a prior disclosure unless express notice of
investigation is included in the form.