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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that Trade Fraud Task Force (TFTF), assembled in August 2025, surpassed $1 billion in recoveries and charged losses since its inception. The TFTF was launched as a joint venture between the DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prosecute those who defraud the government through U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including mislabeling, transshipment and false declaration. On July 14, the DOJ and DHS also released “A Resource Guide to Trade Fraud Enforcement”, or “The Guide”, which functions as a one-stop-shop resource for businesses, individuals and the public to inform them about the new strategy the government is pursuing to stop trade fraud, and to provide information on how trade fraud happens.