CBP: December Update

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today released monthly operational statistics for December 2023. CBP monthly reporting can be viewed online. 

Trade Statistics

In December 2023, CBP processed more than 2.6 million entry summaries valued at more than $260 billion, identifying estimated duties of nearly $6.3 billion to be collected by the U.S. government. In December, trade via the ocean environment accounted for 41% of the total import value, followed by air, truck, and rail.

 In December, CBP seized 1,291 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $86.2 million. More information about CBP’s intellectual property rights enforcement is available at  https://www.cbp.gov/trade.

View more travel statistics, and trade statistics. 

Forced Labor in Supply Chains    

CBP continues to lead U.S. government efforts to eliminate goods from the supply chain made with forced labor from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. In December, CBP stopped 450 shipments valued at more than $187 million for further examination based on the suspected use of forced labor.

View more UFLPA enforcement statistics, and intellectual property rightsenforcement statistics.  

Agriculture

CBP issued 5,847 emergency action notifications for restricted and prohibited plant and animal products entering the United States in December 2023. CBP conducted 94,406 positive passenger inspections and issued 633 civil penalties and/or violations to the traveling public for failing to declare prohibited agriculture items.   

View more agricultural enforcement statistics.