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FedEx Corporation

Foreign Merchandise Import Violations

Date: 01/27/1995 (Date of Settlement Agreement)

Misconduct Type: Import/Export

Enforcement Agency: Homeland Security

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $1,100,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: Federal Express Corporation paid $1.1 million to settle allegations it failed to pay $239,000 in duties on 1,300 shipments of foreign merchandise that passed through its Memphis, Tennessee, hub from January 1987 through January 1989. The merchandise included textiles, jewelry, and electronic, medical, watch and motor vehicle parts. The government also alleged FedEx processed the shipments without receiving the required clearance from the U.S. Customs Service.