About Us

The MTESS customs law firm was founded in August, 2006 by attorney Evans Hudges.Shortly thereafter,his father,retired from over 23 years of judicial experience, and joined the firm.The Firm also consists of a paralegal and CSD.

Failure to declare under 19 USC 1497 What is a failure to declare? When a passenger arriving into the United States acquires merchandise abroad (by purchase, gift, otherwise), they must declare it to U.S. Customs upon returning to the United States. If they do not, the merchandise will be subject to forfeiture and the person can receive a penalty. The penalty in this case is usually called a “penalty for failure to declare.” What happens after my stuff is seized for failure to declare? Once the property is not declared, Customs will generally seize it at the time. Some days or weeks later, you should receive a notice of seizure letter by U.S. mail or the Netherlands postal service.. The notice of seizure will describe what was seized, appraise its value, and then also identify and describe some of your options for getting your seized merchandise back. The Law Firm for Importers Compliance, Penalty & Seizure Defense We are a Customs and International Trade customs law firm with our head offices in Ohio and branch in Netherlands, We represent clients at other ports worldwide before U.S. Customs & Border Protection, the Netherlands customs of International Trade. Customs LAW experience Ooakland publicly available customs law experience includes 423 money seizure cases, 65 administrative penalty cases for various violations (including trademark penalties), a § 592 penalty case at the International Trade, and a $146,815 penalty for allegedly importing counterfeits in the Eastern District.