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HR 1284119th CongressIntroduced
Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2025
Introduced: Oct 29, 2025
Economy & TaxesFinancial Services
Standard Summary
Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs
The Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2025 amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to strengthen customs fraud enforcement by increasing civil penalties, enabling private lawsuits, and restricting import privileges for violators and affiliated entities.
Key Points
- 1Increases civil penalties for fraudulent customs violations to three times domestic value and imposes five-year import bans.
- 2Allows private parties harmed by customs fraud to sue for triple damages and equitable relief, including import injunctions.
- 3Expands affiliation definitions to block shell companies from evading customs laws based on shared import patterns or entities.
Impact Areas
U.S. importers and affiliated businessesCustoms compliance officers and legal professionalsFederal agencies enforcing trade laws (e.g., CBP)Domestic manufacturers and competing industriesTrade associations and labor unions
Generated by legislative-analysis-v3 on Nov 10, 2025