CBP Announces Detention Under CAATSA
CBP said it began detaining merchandise produced by Jingde Trading Ltd., Rixin Foods, Ltd., and Xhejiang Sunrise Garment Group Co. Ltd. on Dec. 5, after its investigation indicated the companies' products were made in part by North Korean labor. The Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, or CAATSA, prohibits the entry of goods mined, produced or manufactured wholly or in part by North Korean citizens anywhere in the world, unless there is clear and convincing evidence the goods were not made with forced, indentured or convict labor. The enforcement action was made public Dec. 27.
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“CBP is committed to keeping America’s supply chains free of goods produced with forced labor and to eliminating this horrific practice,” said CBP Office of Trade Executive Assistant Commissioner AnnMarie Highsmith.