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Forced Labor

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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Reports on Uyghur Forced Labor Aren't Taken 'as Bible' by CBP, Eric Choy Says
October 30, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Top News

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. -- University and nongovernmental organization reports on forced labor are not necessarily taken at face value, a CBP official said Oct. 27 at the Pacific Coast Council's Western Cargo Conference., known as Wesccon. With any report, an "import specialist or an analyst" has to make the "ultimate decision," Eric Choy, CBP executive director of trade remedy law enforcement, said.

Topics:Forced Labor
CBP Working on Guidance to Help Brokers Vet Customers for Fentanyl
October 27, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Top News

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.

CECC Co-Chairs Call for Increased Enforcement, Import Bans on Chinese Seafood
October 25, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Top News

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.

Topics:Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), Forced Labor
CBP Targets $102M Worth of Shipments for Suspected Forced Labor in September
October 23, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Customs

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.

Topics:Forced Labor