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CBP Finds Evidence of Evasion By One Out of Two Suppliers of Chinese-Origin Quartz
February 16, 2024 by Noah Garfinkel|Customs

CBP found substantial evidence that Legion Furniture evaded antidumping and countervailing duty orders covering quartz surface products from China, but didn't find substantial evidence that Vanity Art evaded the same orders. CBP, in an Enforce and Protect Act Notice of Determination dated Feb. 9, said that Legion declared the merchandise as Vietnamese-origin wood furniture without declaring the quartz surface product components as subject to the orders on entry.

Topics:Antidumping and Countervailing Duties (AD/CVD)
COAC Announces Next Meeting Date, Releases Agenda
February 15, 2024 by Noah Garfinkel|Customs

The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) for CBP will next meet March 6 remotely and in person in Charleston, South Carolina, CBP said in a notice. Comments are due in writing by March 1.

Topics:321 de minimis, Customs Broker, Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT), Antidumping and Countervailing Duties (AD/CVD), Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Blockchain, USMCA, Forced Labor
China's Labor Transfer Programs Continue to Expand in Xinjiang, Report Says
February 15, 2024 by Noah Garfinkel|Customs

China continues to expand its labor transfer programs for Uyghurs and other minorities, despite a recognition in the U.S. and elsewhere that the programs are a form of forced labor, a new report from the Jamestown Foundation said. "State work plans for this year mandate an intensification of employment requirements for the region’s targeted ethnic groups, and official labor transfer statistics reflect heightened work requirements first introduced in 2021," the report said. "Xinjiang’s focus on these requirements intensifies the region’s forced labor risk, extending it into higher-skilled sectors while concealing its coercive nature."

Topics:Forced Labor
Thousands of Porsche, Bentley and Audi Cars Seized Under UFLPA
February 15, 2024 by Noah Garfinkel|Customs

CBP has detained thousands of Porsche, Bentley and Audi cars in U.S. ports after a supplier to parent company Volkswagen found a "Chinese subcomponent" in the vehicles that violated the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, the Financial Times reported on Feb. 14. The delivery will be delayed until as late as the end of March, the paper said.

Topics:Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), Forced Labor