#customs-enforcement

#customs-enforcement

An Italian national has been arrested after attempting to enter Switzerland via the border crossing at Brustata with 100kg of undeclared foodstuffs. The man crossed the border in Ticino canton in a van and was picked up by a mobile police unit, Switzerland's Federal Office of Customs and Border Protection said on Tuesday. It was then discovered the man was transporting 66 panettones weighing 81kg in total. The Italian also had loaves of focaccia, 164 litres of oil, 5kg of meat and 28kg of mozzarella.

At first glance, the surroundings of Oslo's port on a sunny September afternoon look like something out of a postcard. Some brave souls dive into the cold North Sea after a sauna session; others glide at high speed on water skis while dodging dozens of kayaks. The terraces next to the Edvard Munch Museum are full of diners and seafood.

For nearly a century, the "de minimis" trade exemption let people skip import fees for shipping small stuff. But after the U.S. raised its limit to $800, that small stuff became big business, driven by online shopping. "We're talking about 4 million de minimis packages being processed a day," says Courtney Griffin of the Consumer Federation of America. The de minimis rule also became increasingly contentious.