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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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FMC Reviewing Late Filed Comments on D&D Rule
September 22, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Top News

Federal Maritime Commission staff have "nearly" completed the drafting process for the commission's upcoming final rule on detention and demurrage, and are "reviewing several late filed subsequent comments that have come in within the past month," FMC General Counsel Chris Hughey said at a Sept. 21 FMC meeting.

Concerns Raised Over Pace, Drafters of COAC De Minimis Recommendations
September 21, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Customs

Two members of the trade community expressed concern about recommendations adopted on de minimis by the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee at the COAC meeting on Sept. 20. The working group made eight recommendations at the COAC meeting after only having met for the first time on Aug. 22 (see 2309120060), and the two officials cited both the pace of the recommendations, as well as the make up of the group that wrote them.

CBP Modifies WRO Against Supermax
September 20, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Customs

CBP modified its withhold release order against Supermax Corporation Bhd. and its wholly owned subsidiaries Supermax Glove Manufacturing, Maxter Glove Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd., and Maxwell Glove Manufacturing Bhd. due to "successful remediation of forced labor indicators in the company's supply chain." The modification, announced Sept. 18, will allow for disposable gloves made by Supermax and its subsidiaries to enter the U.S. "effective immediately," assuming they are "otherwise in compliance" with U.S. laws, CBP said.

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Taiwan Carrier Failed to Provide Container Space, Charged Unfair D&D, Bed Bath & Beyond Says
September 18, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Other U.S.

Taiwan-based carrier Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. violated the Shipping Act by not providing agreed upon space, charging "extracontractual prices and surcharges” and charging unfair detention and demurrage fees, Bed Bath & Beyond said in a recent complaint to the Federal Maritime Commission. Bed Bath & Beyond is seeking reparations for the "injuries" caused by Yang Ming, telling the FMC that it may have been subject to more than $700,000 in unfair charges.