CBP targeted 444 entries worth over $128 million for suspected use of forced labor in November 2022, including goods subject to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and withhold release orders, the agency said in its most recent operational update. The number of entries targeted was up from October, although the value of the entries was about the same (see 2211150070). CBP also seized "nearly 1,536 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $196 million" in November, and completed 41 audits that identified $1.9 million in duties and fees owed to the U.S. government for goods that had been improperly declared, the agency said.
CBP said it began detaining merchandise produced by Jingde Trading Ltd., Rixin Foods, Ltd., and Xhejiang Sunrise Garment Group Co. Ltd. on Dec. 5, after its investigation indicated the companies' products were made in part by North Korean labor. The Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, or CAATSA, prohibits the entry of goods mined, produced or manufactured wholly or in part by North Korean citizens anywhere in the world, unless there is clear and convincing evidence the goods were not made with forced, indentured or convict labor. The enforcement action was made public Dec. 27.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website Dec. 22, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
CBP on Dec. 23 released guidance on the recent extension of Section 301 exclusions through September 2023. ACE functionality for the acceptance of the 352 extended product exclusions will be available beginning Dec. 29 at 7 a.m. EST, CBP said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website Dec. 21, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
CBP will accept uploads in the Document Image System of either a National Marine Fisheries Service-issued Certificate of Admissibility or a New Zealand-issued form US350 Certification of Admissibility for seafood imports from New Zealand that would otherwise be subject to a court-ordered import ban (see 2212050059 and 2212160049), CBP said in a CSMS message Dec. 22.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website Dec. 20, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.