CBP has yet to release a single shipment detained under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act since the law took effect in June, a CBP official recently told online news and commentary site The Dispatch in an interview. Eric Choy, acting executive director of CBP’s Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Directorate, said the agency has yet to receive a request for UFLPA exception for goods from or connected to China’s Xinjiang region, though companies have attempted to demonstrate that detained goods are not from or tied to Xinjiang.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website Sept. 29, 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 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 Sept. 28, 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.
The Coalition for a Prosperous America announced that it had asked CBP to investigate Chinese distribution company Shein for violating the prohibition on the import of goods made with forced labor.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP released its Sept. 28 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 56, No. 38). While it contains recent court decisions, no customs rulings are included.
Filers affected by Hurricane Ian that are unable to comply with entry summary filing or payment deadlines should contact their assigned client representative, CBP said in a CSMS message Sept. 28. “CBP will take into account difficulties caused by Hurricane Ian when determining if it is appropriate to pursue liquidated damages for late filings and deposits,” the agency said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP and FDA will implement a “streamlined information process” between the agencies beginning on Oct. 1, said Dan Solis, FDA assistant commissioner-import operations, in a letter dated Sept. 19. The new process will be “largely seamless for the trade” but will “allow for the timely issuance of the demand for redelivery of goods refused by FDA," Solis said.