CBP Seizes Golf Carts and Food Trailers Imported From China for Failing Vehicle Safety Standards
CBP's Norfolk office in Virginia has seized numerous food trailers and golf carts over a three-month period starting in July.
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Between July 18 and Sept. 18, CBP seized five golf carts, four food trailers and one scooter, all of which were manufactured in China and violated motor vehicle safety standards, CBP said recently. The combined value of the goods was about $50,000.
Destinations for the vehicles were in Suffolk and Chester, Virginia; Berkeley Springs, West Virginia; Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis; Denver; and Spokane, Washington.
CBP said it consulted with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which determined that the trailers and golf carts didn't conform with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Furthermore, some of the manufacturers and importers weren't registered as vehicle importers with NHTSA, which is required by law, CBP said.
In July, CBP announced that between Oct. 28, 2023, and July 18, the agency seized 14 vehicles in Norfolk for not meeting NHTSA standards. The vehicles included food trailers, food buggies, Tuk Tuks, electric golf carts and a camping trailer, with a combined assessed value of about $185,000. One electric golf cart arrived from Hong Kong, the others from China.