CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. -- CBP is "looking at better ways" to address concerns about what brokers are supposed to do to vet their customers for potential trafficking in fentanyl, meth and other illegal drugs, said Rosa Hernandez, CBP San Diego Area Port director.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP has released its Oct. 25 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 39). While it contains recent court decisions, no customs rulings are included.
The co-chairs of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China called on DHS to report on actions it has taken to address forced labor in seafood supply chains, noting that the agency already had been informed of the contents of a recent article detailing forced labor in Chinese seafood processing operations before it was published.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP in September identified 259 shipments valued at more than $102 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 in its most recent operational statistics update. The value of those shipments is up from August, when CBP identified 320 shipments worth more than $68 million (see 2309250036). Also in September, CBP seized 1,658 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $280 million if the items had been genuine, the agency said.
Kharon signed a contract with CBP that will give CBP enforcement officers and investigators "access" to Kharon's "global risk analytics" platform, Kharon said in a news release Oct. 18. The CBP's use of the platform will assist the agency with its "investigations that focus on the networks of foreign actors tied to forced labor and other security threats," Kharon said. CBP did not immediately respond to our request for comment.