The USITC has issued two seizure and forfeiture orders against two separate companies, one being Clover Technologies.
The two seizure and forfeiture orders are said to be the first ones to be issued in 2017.
According to copies of legal documents provided to RT Media, Illinois-based Clover Technologies and its subsidiary Cartridges Are Us were found to have violated the GEO related to No. 337-TA-723 investigation, while attempting to ship inkjet ink cartridges with printheads and components into the USA.
The U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (US Customs) denied entry of the imports and reported the matter to the US International Trade Commission (USITC). Based on information provided by Customs, as is the usual practice, the USITC issued a seizure and forfeiture order towards the company.
On the same day, the USITC issued the other seizure and forfeiture order towards a Californian-based company called the CBD Group Inc.
As the legal documents reveal, products imported into the USA by CBD Group Inc., included toner cartridges and components that were denied entry by the US Customs. The company has allegedly violated the GEO related to the 337-TA-918 investigation, resulting in a seizure and forfeiture order.
To date, the number of seizure and forfeiture orders issued against the industry totals 155, with 72 in 2016 alone, and 2 in 2017.
*USITC is the abbreviation for US International Trade Commission.
