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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday issued a long-awaited withhold-release order on all cotton and tomato products from China’s Xinjiang region, citing the use of forced labor in the Chinese province.
“Many of our outstanding questions attempt to understand what it means to implement a holistic and effective enforcement strategy.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s decision to ban cotton and cotton goods from a state-supported producer in China’s Xinjiang region did not go far enough to address concerns over forced labor in China, House Ways & Means Committee leaders said on Thursday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday banned cotton goods made by a Chinese state-owned enterprise, claiming the Xinjiang-based corporation uses forced labor.
The House Office of the Law Revision Counsel cited administrative and timing concerns amid the pandemic.
“The majority of AD/CVD evasion … involved Chinese goods transshipped through Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, India, Malaysia, Laos, Taiwan, Turkey, Thailand, or Vietnam.”
The program expired at midnight on Wednesday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Monday moved to block goods made by forced labor in China’s Xinjiang province by issuing five withhold-release orders, instructing CBP officials to seize hair, apparel, cotton and computer parts from specific companies but delaying a broader order that would cover all cotton and tomato products from the region.
Efforts to correct drafting errors in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement implementing bill are facing roadblocks, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said this week, adding that he hopes to address the provisions before the end of the year.
Customs agencies in the U.S., Mexico, Canada remain in close contact on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement implementation, officials said this week, enjoying what one U.S. official dubbed the “honeymoon” phase.
The implementation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to date has been smoother than expected, a top U.S. Customs and Border Protection official tells Inside U.S. Trade.
Hong Kong is considering a World Trade Organization challenge of the Trump administration's decision to revoke its special trade status, its government announced on Tuesday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday issued final implementation instructions for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, one of the last moves the agency says will help ensure a smooth transition from NAFTA once the new deal enters into force on Wednesday.
The U.S. implementing bill for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement might require minor technical corrections before the deal enters into force, sources tell Inside U.S. Trade.
Not all importers hurt by the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were able to take advantage of the Trump administration’s move in April to temporarily delay some duty payments, a senior U.S. Customs and Border Protection official said on Tuesday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is working to ensure “predictability and certainty” for automakers adjusting to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s auto rules of origin, agency officials tell Inside U.S. Trade.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday offered more details on its plans for exemptions to a temporary rule banning some medical supplies from being shipped overseas, which lawyers for U.S. and foreign companies said provided much-needed clarification for exporters.
“We urge you to immediately issue a directive to [CBP] to defer all tariffs for at least 90 days, or until the crisis passes.”