US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued some guidance relating to its enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) prior to June 21, 2022, the effective date of the rebuttable presumption.
US...more
In this installment of the Five Questions, Five Answers podcast, Director of North American Manufacturing Birgit Matthiesen, Partner Angela Santos, and Associate Christine Hintze discuss the impact of US Customs' crackdown on...more
CBP Adds Second Forced Labor Investigations Branch and DHS Publishes Timeline for Actions -
Importers should be prepared for increased forced labor actions (including new Withhold Release Orders and product import bans)...more
10/1/2021
/ Africa ,
Child Labor ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Due Diligence ,
Forced Labor ,
Importers ,
Latin America ,
Middle East ,
Supply Chain ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)