CBP Targets $199M Worth of Shipments for Suspected Forced Labor in October
CBP in October identified 504 shipments valued at more than $199 million for further examination based on the suspected use of forced labor, including goods subject to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and withhold release orders, the agency said…
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in its most recent operational statistics update. The value of those shipments is up from September, when CBP identified 259 shipments worth more than $102 million (see 2310230037). Also in October, CBP seized 1,499 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $160 million if the items had been genuine, the agency said.