US boosts trade enforcement in growing crackdown across customs
By Bradley Dress, Eliana Hubacker ( June 5, 2026, 17:59 GMT | Comment) -- The Trump administration is accelerating its trade enforcement across several agencies as it pushes for stricter oversight on tariff evasion while utilizing bipartisan support on Capitol Hill to increase export control compliance. Supporters say heightened enforcement identifies more fraud and bad actors, but also creates a web of regulations that complicates the customs landscape and creates new challenges for importers, who face not only more risk but much larger penalties now than in the past. The Trump administration is accelerating its trade enforcement across several agencies as it pushes for stricter oversight on tariff evasion while utilizing bipartisan support on Capitol Hill to increase export control compliance....
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