| Ceratizit USA LLC | 2025 | $54.4M | FCA - Civil | Metals & Minerals | 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 | Misclassified and undervalued Chinese tungsten carbide imports to evade customs duties and antidumping/countervailing duties. | USAO E.D. Michigan / DOJ Civil Division | Source |
| C'est Toi Jeans Inc. / Si Oh Rhew + Lance Rhew | 2025 | $30.5M | Criminal | Apparel & Textiles | 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 545, 1349, 1956, 1957; 26 U.S.C. tax | Undervalued $51M+ in apparel imports, engaged in money laundering and tax evasion through Fashion District operation. | USAO C.D. California | Source |
| Monish Doshi Shah (individual) | 2025 | $13.5M | Criminal | Metals & Minerals | 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343, 1349, 1960 | Evaded customs duties on $13.5M in jewelry imports from India through wire fraud and unlicensed money transmitting. | USAO D. New Jersey | Source |
| Allied Stone Inc. & president | 2025 | $12.4M | FCA - Civil | Metals & Minerals | 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 | Misclassified Chinese quartz surface products to evade antidumping and countervailing duties. | DOJ Civil Division - Fraud Section | Source |
| Harman International | 2025 | $11.8M | FCA - Civil | Metals & Minerals | 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 | Evaded antidumping and countervailing duties on Chinese extruded aluminum used in audio electronics products. | USAO E.D. Michigan | Source |
| Global Plastics / MGI International (civil) | 2025 | $6.8M | FCA - Civil | Automotive & Industrial | 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 | Voluntarily disclosed misrepresentation of origin and manufacturer of Chinese plastic resin to evade Section 301 duties. | DOJ Civil Division - Fraud Section | Source |
| Global Plastics / MGI (David Guimond, former COO) | 2025 | Credited in civil | Criminal | Automotive & Industrial | 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 545 | Individual plea for conspiring to misrepresent origin and manufacturer of plastic resin to evade Section 301 duties. | DOJ Criminal Division / USAO D. Massachusetts | Source |
| Wanxiang America Corp | 2025 | $53M | Tariff Act - Civil | Automotive & Industrial | 19 U.S.C. § 1592 | Misclassified Chinese automotive wheel hubs and tapered roller bearings to evade antidumping and countervailing duties. View case docket | DOJ Civil Division - Commercial Litigation Branch | Source |
| Grosfillex Inc. | 2025 | $4.9M | FCA - Civil | Metals & Minerals | 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733; 19 U.S.C. § 1592 | Evaded antidumping and countervailing duties on Chinese extruded aluminum used in patio furniture. View case docket | DOJ Civil Division - Fraud Section | Source |
| Able Groupe Inc. (Little Bundle / Huggable) | 2025 | $2.3M | Criminal | Food & Health | 18 U.S.C. § 545; 21 U.S.C. FDCA | Used false descriptions to smuggle European infant formula into U.S., evading FDA detection and prior notice requirements; 76K units recalled. | DOJ Criminal Division / USAO D. Massachusetts | Source |
| Rayson Global Inc. | 2025 | $5.8M | Tariff Act - Civil | General Imports | 19 U.S.C. § 1592 | False declarations on customs entries to underpay duties; CIT default judgment with $2.4M duties and $3.4M penalty. View case file | DOJ Civil Division - Commercial Litigation Branch | Source |
| Ford Motor Company | 2024 | $365M | Tariff Act - Civil | Automotive & Industrial | 19 U.S.C. §§ 1592, 1304 | Misclassified Transit Connect cargo vans as passenger vehicles to evade 25% duty over multiple years. | DOJ Civil Division - Commercial Litigation Branch | Source |
| Precision Cable Assemblies & Global Engineered Products | 2024 | $10M | FCA - Civil | Automotive & Industrial | 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 | Evaded customs duties on imported industrial cable assemblies and components through misclassification. | USAO E.D. Wisconsin | Source |
| Evolutions Flooring Inc. & owners (Mengya Lin, Jin Qian) | 2024 | $8.1M | FCA - Civil | Building Materials | 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 | Misrepresented product type and country of origin to evade antidumping duties on Chinese multilayered wood flooring. | DOJ Civil Division - Fraud Section | Source |
| Alexis LLC (womenswear) | 2024 | $7.6M | FCA - Civil | Apparel & Textiles | 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 | Misclassified and undervalued women's apparel imports to evade customs duties. | USAO S.D. Florida | Source |
| Penta International & owner | 2024 | $3.1M | Criminal + Civil | General Imports | 19 U.S.C. § 1592; criminal admission | Owner admitted to evading U.S. customs duties through false statements; company paid civil penalty. | USAO D. New Jersey | Source |
| Yakima Products Inc. | 2024 | $3M | Tariff Act - Civil | Automotive & Industrial | 19 U.S.C. § 1592 | Failed to pay required customs duties on extruded aluminum used in automobile accessories. | USAO W.D. Washington | Source |
| Hector Samuel Esquijerosa (Miami tire importer) | 2024 | $1.9M | Criminal | Automotive & Industrial | 18 U.S.C. § 371 | Transshipped Chinese truck tires through false origin documentation and invoices to evade U.S. tariffs. | USAO S.D. Florida | Source |
| Akua Mosaics Inc. + Kenneth Fleming (president) | 2024 | >$1M | Criminal | Metals & Minerals | 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 545 | Conspired to defraud U.S. by falsely representing Chinese porcelain mosaic tiles as Malaysian origin to evade antidumping/countervailing duties. | USAO District of Puerto Rico | Source |
| International Vitamins Corp. | 2023 | $22.8M | FCA - Civil | Food & Health | 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 | Misclassified vitamin and dietary supplement imports to underpay customs duties over multiple years. | USAO S.D. New York | Source |
| ADCO (Dallas importer + Chinese companies) | 2023 | $2.5M | Tariff Act - Civil | Automotive & Industrial | 19 U.S.C. § 1592 | Underpaid customs duties on Chinese industrial products through false statements to CBP. | USAO N.D. Texas | Source |
| Anyclo International Inc. | 2023 | $2.3M | Criminal + Civil | Apparel & Textiles | 19 U.S.C. § 1592; criminal admission | Korean clothing manufacturer admitted to evading U.S. customs duties on apparel imports; paid civil penalty. | USAO D. New Jersey | Source |
| King Kong Tools LLC | 2023 | $1.9M | FCA - Civil | Automotive & Industrial | 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 | Falsely labeled Chinese-manufactured cutting tools as 'Made in Germany' to evade duties and deceive customers. | USAO N.D. Georgia | Source |
| Highlife LLC | 2023 | $1.3M | Tariff Act - Civil | Apparel & Textiles | 19 U.S.C. § 1592 | Underreported value of imported apparel to underpay customs duties. | USAO S.D. New York | Source |
| Trading Company - Imported Footwear (SDNY) | 2023 | $1M | Tariff Act - Civil | Apparel & Textiles | 19 U.S.C. § 1592 | Used false or misleading values and classifications to underpay customs duties on imported footwear. | USAO S.D. New York | Source |
| Homestar North America, LLC | 2023 | $800K | Tariff Act - Civil | Consumer Products | 19 U.S.C. § 1592 | Underpaid customs duties on imported furniture and household goods through false statements and undervaluation. | USAO E.D. Texas | Source |
| Yogibo LLC | 2023 | $217K | FCA - Civil | Consumer Products | 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 | Misrepresented country of origin on bean bag furniture imports to underpay customs duties. | USAO D. Massachusetts | Source |
| Thao Duong & Lam Mai (Texas couple) | 2025 | $2.4M | Criminal | Food & Health | 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 545; 7 U.S.C. § 136 (FIFRA); 21 U.S.C. FDCA | Operated website selling smuggled Mexican pesticides and misbranded veterinary drugs; $2.4M in smuggled merchandise imported through Calexico Port of Entry from 2018-2022. | ENRD / USAO N.D. Texas | Source |
| Adrian Garcia-Hernandez & Waldemar Ojeda Ramos (Puerto Rico animal drugs) | 2025 | N/A | Criminal | Food & Health | 21 U.S.C. FDCA | Introduced adulterated animal drugs (xylazine) into Puerto Rico from Colombia, Mexico, and Argentina without FDA approval; coordinated through DOJ Trade Fraud Task Force. | USAO D. Puerto Rico | Source |
| Noel & Kelsy Hernandez Quintana + Marta Angelbello (Horizon Plywood) | 2024 | $44.05M | Criminal | Building Materials | 16 U.S.C. § 3373; 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 545 | Transshipped $25M-$65M of Chinese hardwood plywood through Malaysia and Sri Lanka using seven shell companies to evade AD/CVD duties (>200%); falsified species and country of origin on customs declarations. (Related: Boise Cascade case.) | USAO S.D. Florida / DOJ ENRD - Environmental Crimes Section | Source |
| Boise Cascade Company | 2026 | $6.382M | Criminal | Building Materials | 16 U.S.C. § 3373; Lacey Act | Purchased and resold Chinese-origin hardwood plywood from Horizon Plywood knowing it was transshipped via Malaysia to evade AD/CVD duties exceeding 200%; continued ordering after federal search warrant executed at supplier. (Related: Quintana/Horizon case.) | USAO S.D. Florida / DOJ ENRD - Environmental Crimes Section | Source |
| Echelon Fitness Multimedia LLC | 2026 | $2.1M | FCA - Civil | Consumer Products | 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 | Underreported cost of Chinese-manufactured fitness equipment and omitted value of bundled tablets on customs invoices to reduce tariffs and import assessments. | USAO E.D. Tennessee | Source |
| Perfectus Aluminum Inc. & related companies | 2026 | $549.5M | FCA - Civil | Metals & Minerals | 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 | Disguised Chinese aluminum extrusions as pallets to evade antidumping and countervailing duties from 2011 through 2014; corporate criminal convictions obtained in 2021; $549.5M FCA settlement reached in 2026. | USAO C.D. California | Source |
| United States v. Zheng et al. (LA-Area Counterfeit Smuggling Ring) | 2026 | $200M+ | Criminal | Apparel & Textiles | 18 U.S.C. §§ 545, 542 | Conspiracy to smuggle $200M+ in counterfeit goods from China through Ports of LA and Long Beach by diverting CBP-flagged containers, breaking customs seals, substituting filler cargo, and affixing counterfeit seals; $130M+ in goods seized; nine defendants indicted Dec. 2024. | USAO C.D. California | Source |
| Farjess Inc. & Royal Canadian Steel Inc. + Feroz Jessani | 2026 | $19M | FCA - Civil | Metals & Minerals | 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 | Misrepresented country of origin of flat-rolled steel manufactured in China, Indonesia, Italy, Turkey, and Vietnam as Canadian or American to evade customs duties; whistleblower-initiated action. | DOJ Civil Division / USAO E.D. Michigan | Source |
| Redi-Bag USA (New York Packaging II LLC) & CEO Jeffrey Rabiea | 2026 | $7.3M | FCA - Civil | Consumer Products | 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 | Misrepresented country of origin of Chinese-made polyethylene retail carrier bags as Hong Kong products on customs declarations to evade antidumping duties of up to 77.57%; whistleblower-initiated action. | USAO D. New Jersey | Source |
| Ravi Kapadia (accountant for UAE jewelry exporter) | 2026 | $1.89M | Criminal | Metals & Minerals | 18 U.S.C. § 371, 19 U.S.C. § 1592 | Former accountant for a UAE gold jewelry exporter conspired to evade U.S. customs duties by creating false documentation to misrepresent country of origin of gold jewelry shipped to suburban Chicago company; falsely claimed jewelry was manufactured in Oman. | USAO N.D. Illinois | Source |
| Seafood Supply Co. (Dallas) | 2026 | $250K | Criminal | Food & Health | 16 U.S.C. § 3372 (Lacey Act) | Falsified country of origin of salmon sold from January 2020 to February 2022; designated less expensive Chilean salmon as salmon from Scotland or other European countries to deceive customers and circumvent import regulations. | USAO N.D. Texas / DOJ ENRD | Source |
| Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd. & Everlight Americas Inc. | 2026 | $5.15M | FCA - Civil | Consumer Products | 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733; 19 U.S.C. § 1592 (Tariff Act) | Misrepresented Chinese-made LEDs as Taiwanese-origin to evade antidumping and countervailing duties; two periods of conduct: (1) July 2018 – Jan 2022 transshipped Chinese LEDs via Taiwan, (2) Jan 2022 – Nov 2025 continued importing LEDs with components from China without paying required duties; whistleblower-initiated action by former employee. | USAO D. Maryland / CBP Office of Trade | Source |