Customs Storage News Today

Organizations have told us the same thing, they get hit up, or theyre forced to put something in customs storage for weeks at a time, and get thousands of dollars in bills they have to pay in order to get those items back out. keeping them honest, we talked about that, and a lot of other issues, former president bill clinton chairs an organization that will be designating where a lot of this money goes. ive heard people say, theres a lack of leadership on the ground on the part of the haitian go...

Its provided water and food for people. all in all, 60 nations have pledged more than $5 billion over the next 18 months to help haiti dig out and start rebuilding. removing rubble, stuff like that. the sad fact is, only three countries have actually come through on their promises, brazil, norway and australia. as weve been hearing tonight, the problems go beyond just money. we were hit up as we came in to the airport. we brought in some relief supplies. we had $5,000 in heavy equipment for reli...

Through on their promises, brazil, norway and australia. weve been hearing tonight the problems go just beyond money. western hit up as we came into the airport. we brought in some relief supplies. were charged $1,000 for customs officials, they said there was a 20% tax on emergency supplies on relief items, and a lot of ngos, nongovernmental organizations have told us the same thing, they get hit up, or theyre forced to put something in customs storage for weeks at a time, and get thousands of ...