Prosperous America Coalition Says Shein Should Be Investigated by CBP
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.
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Shein is an e-commerce fast fashion company that has grown quickly in the last several years; according to Bloomberg analysis, its sales have increased more than sixfold since March 2020.
In a Sept. 23 letter CPA shared this week, it told CBP: "Given both the nature of SHEIN’s unique business model, and how Xinjiang-cotton diffuses throughout and saturates China’s domestic cotton supply, CBP should be able to conclude with a reasonable suspicion, as laid out in 19 U.S.C. § 1307 and the Code of Federal Regulation, that SHEIN’s cotton or mixed-cotton products are made with forced labor."
The group's leaders closed by asking: "Will CBP commit to investigating SHEIN and similarly suspicious Chinese e-commerce and textile businesses evading our laws to export goods tainted with Uyghur forced labor vis-à-vis the de minimis loophole?"