CBP Releases Fact Sheet on Shipments Detained Due to Possible Use of Forced Labor
CBP posted a single-page fact sheet about shipments that are detained due to possible use of forced labor (here). For imported goods subject to a withhold release order (WRO), an importer will have three months to export the merchandise outside…
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the U.S., CBP said. Such goods will be refused entry if "the importer fails to either re-export the detained shipment or timely furnish the required certificate of origin by the foreign seller or owner and a detailed statement demonstrating that the goods were not manufactured with forced labor," or if CBP doesn't consider submitted evidence satisfactory proof of admissibility, it said. Following the WRO, if CBP confirms its suspicions and issues a finding, an importer of merchandise subject to the finding will have three months after importation to provide proof that the goods weren't made using forced labor, the agency said. "If the proof submitted does not establish the admissibility of the merchandise, or if none is provided, the merchandise is subject to seizure." The agency is in the process of writing regulations following the customs reauthorization law's forced labor provisions that repealed the "consumptive demand" considerations (see 1606170040), which is causing some industry anxiety (see 1605170017).