Hundreds tons of vapes inspected at Chicago port in the USA

According to reports, since April 28th.

The US Customs has been conducting large-scale inspections of vape related products at the Chicago port, and has intercepted hundreds of tons of goods.

On the morning of May 9th.

1.A logistics business of vapes in the United States revealed to DankSmoke world view team. Since April 28th, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been conducting large-scale inspections of vape related products at the Chicago port, and has intercepted hundreds of tons of goods. This affect to more than 15 vape factories. Including CBD vape leading company – Dank Smoke.

2.According to informed sources, all logistics related to vapes have been required to undergo inspection recently, and the relevant goods are currently stranded at the Chicago port, waiting for further inspection. However, the insider also pointed out that it is still in the stage of interception and inspection, and it cannot be determined whether the goods will be detained.

3.After we are verified with multiple companies engaged in vape logistics in the United States. It was learned that the Chicago port is currently inspecting vape products and all related goods have been suspended from shipment. Affected by this inspection, several companies engaged in vape logistics in the United States have suspended shipments, including two industry-leading logistics providers.

4.According to insiders message, in October 2024, the Chicago port experienced a similar scale of vape inspections. Subsequently, on October 22, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had conducted a joint enforcement operation with CBP and seized multiple brands of illegal vapee products after inspecting all goods from China vape manufacturer.

5.The announcement points out that in order to evade tariff supervision and law enforcement investigations, these unauthorized vape products are often deliberately falsely reported as items unrelated to electronic atomization products and declared with incorrect values during customs declaration. The FDA stated that this joint operation resulted in the seizure of approximately 3 million illegal vapes, with an estimated retail value of around $76 million. The seized products have been lawfully handed over to the government and will be handled in accordance with relevant CBP regulations. This is the highest amount of vape enforcement action involved by the agency so far.