US SB3808

Increases civil penalties for fraudulent customs violations to three times the domestic value of the merchandise, and imposes a 5-year import ban on violators and their affiliated companies

Raises penalties for grossly negligent customs violations to three times the domestic value or 10 times the lawful duties owed, with a 2-year import ban for violators and affiliates

Creates a new private right of action allowing U.S. manufacturers, unions, and trade associations injured by customs fraud to sue violators in federal court for compensatory damages plus triple damages, attorney's fees, and injunctive relief

Establishes a presumption of knowledge when a person purchases from two or more affiliated entities previously found to have committed customs fraud

Bars individuals and their affiliated companies from participating in the Importer of Record Program if they have been found to have committed fraudulent or grossly negligent customs violations