CBP Issues Forced Labor Withhold Release Order, Revokes Another

CBP recently issued a new withhold release order due to suspicions of goods made by forced labor, said CBP's list of such orders. The March 5 order applies to "Toys" from China made by "Huizhou Mink Industrial CO. LTD." The WRO is the first order since September of 2016 (see 1609190019). The lack of WROs was the subject of concern among lawmakers during a hearing with Acting CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan last fall (see 1710240033).

McAleenan also revoked a previously issued WRO (see 1603310034) on "Potassium, Potassium Hydroxide, Potassium Nitrate" made by "Tangshan Sunfar Silicon Company," on Feb. 5, according to the list. The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act ended an exemption to a ban on imported goods made by forced labor (see 1602260049). CBP didn't comment on either action.