CBP Lists No Foreign Entities as Assessed Section 1592 Penalties for Violating the Textile Transshipment and/or Country of Origin Rules
In a semi-annual general notice, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is notifying the public that no foreign entities (i.e. entities located outside the Customs territory of the U.S.) are currently listed as having been assessed penalties under 19 USC 1592 for certain violations of the customs laws regarding textile and apparel transshipment and/or rules of origin (e.g., false country of origin documentation, counterfeit visas, illegal transshipment, etc.). According to CBP, this list is for the 6-month period starting March 31, 2004 through September 30, 2004.
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Two Hong Kong Entities Removed from List
CBP notes that this list reflects the removal of Everlite Manufacturing Company and Fairfield Line (HK) Co. Ltd., both from Hong Kong. These entities were removed from the list because they have not committed any of the enumerated violations for a period of not less than three years after the initial publication of their names.
CBP Has Preferred to Use its Administrative List in Recent Years
According to a May 12, 2004 Textile Development Memo issued by the U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel (USA-ITA, www.usaita.com), CBP's semiannual list has become irrelevant over the past several years as CBP no longer initiates 19 USC 1592 penalty cases against foreign factories, preferring instead to use its administrative list of foreign companies convicted, penalized, and/or denied entry for illegal textile transshipment, etc. (See ITT's Online Archives or 02/11/04 news, 04021115, for BP summary of CBP's most recent administrative list.)
| Gregory Olsavsky (operational aspects) | (202) 927-3119 |
| Willem Daman (legal aspects) | (202) 927-6900 |
CBP general notice (FR Pub 05/13/04) available at
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-10855.pdf.