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CBP is the primary U.S. agency tasked with combating forced labor in international trade. It is the only agency with legal authority to take enforcement action and prevent entry into domestic commerce of goods produced with forced labor. CBP combats forced labor by issuing Withhold Release Orders (WROs) and Findings, and enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), and Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). Goods subject to WROs and Findings, UFLPA, and CAATSA status cannot be entered at any ports of the U.S. 

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NMFS to Update SIMP Policies on Northern Red Snapper
November 29, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Customs

The National Marine Fisheries Service will be updating its Seafood Import Monitoring Program to prohibit "aggregated harvest reports of Northern Red Snapper" regardless of vessel size, CBP said. The update, announced in a CSMS message Nov. 29, will be deployed no later than Dec. 20 in the ACE Certification environment, and no earlier than Jan. 20, 2024, in the ACE Production environment, allowing time for testing, CBP said.

South Korean Carrier Didn't Violate Shipping Act in Dispute With US Importer, FMC Judge Rules
November 28, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Transport

An administrative law judge this month denied Illinois importer MSRF’s complaint against South Korean cargo carrier HMM, saying the importer didn’t prove HMM violated the two companies’ service contract. The judge said none of MSRF’s claims before the Federal Maritime Commission were successful, partly because they were based on the terms of the original service contract, which had been amended multiple times mostly “for the benefit” of MSRF.

Bed Bath & Beyond Accuses MSC of Violating Shipping Regs, Unfair D&D Fees
November 28, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Top News

Bed Bath & Beyond filed a complaint with the Federal Maritime Commission this week accusing Mediterranean Shipping Company of violating the terms of a service contract and unjustly assessing millions of dollars in detention and demurrage charges. The company said MSC failed to meet its service requirements, coerced Bed Bath & Beyond into paying "extracontractual prices and surcharges," and assessed fees when Bed Bath & Beyond couldn't pick up or return the containers.

CBP Finds Classification of Women's Upper Body Garments Depends Tightness of Bottom
November 24, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Top News

Four styles of womens' and girls' knit upper body garments are classifiable in different subheadings depending on whether the waistband at the bottom of the garments is tight to the body, CBP said in a recent ruling. The ruling, dated Nov. 14, found that one of the women's and the girls' style provided a way to be tightened at the bottom and were classifiable as "other" sweaters, pullovers and waistcoats, while the other two women's styles could not be tightened and are classifiable as blouses or shirts.

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