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The United States is not only the world's
largest economy

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It is also the greatest consumer of
foreign-made goods

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about half of what we buy; our clothing

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toys pharmaceuticals cars vegetables

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you name it, comes from another country.
Processing these goods keeps US Customs

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and Border Protection very busy

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at our nation's 326 ports of entry but
occasionally

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some foreign importers and manufacturers
are tempted to cut corners.

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These shortcuts by foreign manufacturers

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can be extremely dangerous to the health and
safety of the U.S. consumer.

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This is inside CBP!

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hello and welcome to inside CBP

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I'm Michael Pope. The foreign importers and
manufacturers

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who attempt to cheat the system of
importing their merchandise into the U.S.

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sometimes send unsafe goods to America

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that are not up to U.S. standards. These
products may be produced under

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unsanitary conditions, labeled with false
or misleading information

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or just simply constructed with
dangerous and inferior materials

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imported items that do not meet U.S.
regulations for safety like

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toys with small parts or lead paint that
could be ingested

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clothing that is highly flammable, an
unsafe part

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in a power strip or household lighting,
or infected personal hygiene products

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are examples of unsafe imported products
here in the U.S.

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consider the dangerous consequences if
you use

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any of these unsafe products. This is why
import safety

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is a top priority for the men and women of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection. CBP

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shares responsibility for ensuring the
safety of imported goods with many other

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federal agencies

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each agency shares a strong commitment
to work together

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it helps keep you and your family safe
from dangerous imports

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CBP operates a multi-agency

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Commercial Targeting & Analysis Center
in Washington, D.C.

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Here is where a joint task force
carefully examines information about

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commercial shipments

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coming into the country. Tens of
thousands of shipments each day

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are scrutinized by CBP and its federal
partners

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to identify foreign-made products bound
for the US

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which may present potential health and
safety threats. One federal agency that

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CBP works closely with

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to protect the american consumer from
unsafe products is the Consumer Product

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Safety Commission

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now scientists and technicians at the
CPSC laboratories

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test for product safety with many
different methods including chemical,

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mechanical, electrical, and fire
combustion.

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The Consumer Product Safety
Commission is charged with

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regulating more than fifteen thousand
different types of consumer products

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within the United States, um, and we do
our best to protect families and

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consumers from the dangerous products
such as electrocution hazards,

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children's hazards, mechanical hazards
that can cause injuries to children

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or families. CBP and CPSC than work
collaboratively to develop strategies to

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effectively target the shipments of
greatest

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risk. CTAC is a great facilitator in
getting that information

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out to the ports so that ports can
actually prevent those shipments from

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entering before they pose a hazard to
consumers. Narrator: You can report

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import health and safety violations and
other trade violations by calling the

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CBP trade hotline

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at 1-800-BE-ALERT. That's 1-800

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BE-ALERT. Your assistance will be
greatly appreciated

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For inside CBP I'm Michael Pope

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