FedEx acts as a customs broker and pays the duties in items shipped through them. Then they bill the importer for the customs fees.
I’m no legal eagle, but the FedEx suit seems like it would complicate things. If the importers file claims for the same charges that will be a mess to sort out. Plus, it would seem the appropriate defendant for the FedEx claim would be the importer of record, not the Federal Government.
So, is this like the Somali fraud. They are suing for something that isn't their loss, to get money that is supposed to go to someone else? ( or not go anywhere)
Oh yeah. I seem to recall something about the Chinese using small quantity loophole that was removed. Fed Ex and Amazon We're likely both involved in that.
Edit I think that temu was the big exploited of that loophole.
FedEx acts as a customs broker and pays the duties in items shipped through them. Then they bill the importer for the customs fees.
I’m no legal eagle, but the FedEx suit seems like it would complicate things. If the importers file claims for the same charges that will be a mess to sort out. Plus, it would seem the appropriate defendant for the FedEx claim would be the importer of record, not the Federal Government.
So, is this like the Somali fraud. They are suing for something that isn't their loss, to get money that is supposed to go to someone else? ( or not go anywhere)
Oh yeah. I seem to recall something about the Chinese using small quantity loophole that was removed. Fed Ex and Amazon We're likely both involved in that.
Edit I think that temu was the big exploited of that loophole.