CBP Issues Forced Labor Withhold Release Orders
CBP issued two new withhold release orders due to suspicions of goods made by forced labor, said CBP's list of such orders (here). The March 29 orders, the first since 2000, apply to "Soda Ash, Calcium Chloride, Caustic Soda, and…
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Viscose/Rayon Fiber" made by "Tangshan Sanyou Group Co. Ltd. and its Subsidiaries" and "Potassium, Potassium Hydroxide, [Potassium] Nitrate" made by "Tangshan Sunfar Silicon Company," CBP said. The orders follow the recent elimination of an exemption to a ban on imported goods made by forced labor (see 1602260049). CBP received information "Tangshan Sanyou Group and its subsidiaries utilize convict labor in the production of the merchandise," it said in a news release (here). Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore, voiced approval of one of the orders on March 29 (see 1603290036).