My container shipper dropped me a very unwelcome notice saying that US Customs had randomly selected my container for export inspection and that I would have the honor of paying for it. The bill came to a bit over $1400 US, and my shipper was quite nasty about demanding payment within three days, credit cards not allowed. This feels like getting caught in a random stop and frisk and then being required to pay for police time and overnight accommodation in jail, when you were doing absolutely nothing wrong.
Has anyone else had a similar experience. It seems very dodgy to me. The US Constitution is pretty clear about arbitrary search and seizure. I wonder if it's a scam on the part of my shippers, and whether I have other things to worry about as well,