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2025 Preview: Navigating New Customs Leadership and Evolving Priorities and Rules in the New Year

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This advisory alert is part of an ongoing series from Venable regarding noteworthy developments in trade laws expected in 2025. An introductory preview article is available here, and an alert about tariffs and trade policies...more

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As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns: December 2024

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Welcome to the December 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more

Adams & Reese

International Compliance Digest – November 2024

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While the incoming administration has blanketed the news cycle with newly threatened tariffs against typical targets like China, and against neighboring allies like Canada and Mexico, the current administration has quietly...more

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DHS’ Second UFLPA Strategy Update: Aluminum, PVC, and Seafood Enter the UFLPA’s Purview for Scrutiny and Enforcement

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Since the inception of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), importers globally have started to become acutely aware of potential forced labor risks hidden beneath intricate supply chains....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

DHS and FLETF Release Updated UFLPA Strategy

On July 9th, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), on behalf of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (“FLETF”), released its 2024 Updates to the Strategy to Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined, Produced, or...more

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As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns: June 2024

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Welcome to the June 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more

Jones Day

Unraveling the Forced Labor Stitched Into the Textile Industry

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The Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") recently announced an enhanced strategy to combat illicit trade in the textile industry, including violations of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ("UFLPA")....more

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In a Single Action, DHS Adds 26 Entities to the UFLPA Entity List – Importers and Textile Companies Should Expect More Supply...

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In an unprecedented, but anticipated, move last Friday, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expanded the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List with the addition of 26 new Chinese textile companies in...more

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As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns - April 2024

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Welcome to the April 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more

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Congressional Committee Requests Further Enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

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In 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) heightened enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). The UFLPA established a rebuttable presumption prohibiting the importation of goods mined, produced,...more

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Forced Labor Crackdown Continues with UFLPA Entity List Expansion and Increased Congressional Oversight

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Recent measures demonstrate that the United States has maintained its commitment to enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). Specifically, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) recently added...more

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DHS Adds More Companies to the UFLPA Entity List - UPDATED December 2023

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The Department of Homeland Security announced on December 8, 2023 that it is adding three entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) Entity List, the consolidated register of four lists required by section...more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - November 2023 - Latest Developments with The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and New...

Introduction In recent years, the global spotlight has illuminated the grave concerns surrounding human rights violations within China’s Xinjiang region, particularly those impacting the Uyghur population. The Uyghur Forced...more

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Government Agencies Request More Resources for Forced Labor/UFLPA Cases

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On July 26, 2023, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (“FLETF”) issued the first annual update to its guidelines for enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevent Act (“UFLPA”) in a Report to Congress titled “2023 Updates to...more

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New Government Forced Labor Actions Reemphasize Supply Chain Diligence for Government Contractors and Importers

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Several recent US governmental regulatory actions intended to combat forced labor serve as a reminder to government contractors and importers of their need to conduct appropriate “know your supplier” due diligence to identify...more

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June 2023 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s June 2023 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: • An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions- • U.S. International Trade...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Federal Agents Raid China-owned Solar Manufacturer in Florida and California

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On May 8, 2023, federal agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) assisted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in executing a search warrant at JinkoSolar’s solar panel manufacturing plant in Jacksonville,...more

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Real ESG Enforcement Mechanisms: Restrictions on Imports of Goods Made With Forced or Child Labor

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Many have viewed corporate commitments to ESG as largely performative measures amidst toothless compliance frameworks. But this has been changing and we expect that change to continue. One example arises out of the “S” in...more

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Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: Commercial Implications, Compliance Challenges and Responses

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The rebuttable presumption of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ("UFLPA") took effect on June 21, 2022. As a reminder, under this presumption for purposes of Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, goods produced in the...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - August 2022 - Forced Labor Due Diligence – Supply Chain Tracing Requirements to Comply with...

We can all agree that goods made from forced labor, indentured labor or child labor should not be introduced into the U.S. market. Indeed, U.S. law prohibits the entry of goods made from forced labor. The Uyghur Forced Labor...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The UFLPA becomes effective and CBP and DHS issue compliance guidance

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (the UFLPA) came into effect last week, and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have released guidance for importers for demonstrating...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act in Effect: What Importers Need to Know - International Trade & Compliance and Environmental,...

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (the “Uyghur Act”) came into effect on June 21, 2022. As we described previously, the Uyghur Act establishes a rebuttable presumption that goods mined, produced, or manufactured, in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Will U.S. Customs Seize Your Presumptively Illegal Apparel? Compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

Some apparel, fabric and other goods just became more likely to get stuck at the border if U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) suspects they contain cotton from Xinjiang or from companies on a recently published U.S....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

CBP and DHS Issue Guidance on Implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

The week of June 12, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released two important guidance documents to prepare the public for the implementation of the Uyghur Forced...more

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CBP Releases Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Operational Guidance

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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) UFLPA Operational Guidance for Importers (CBP Guidance) was published on June 13, 2022 to assist importers in preparing for the UFLPA rebuttable presumption that goes into effect on June...more

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