CBP targeted 444 entries worth over $128 million for suspected use of forced labor in November 2022, including goods subject to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and withhold release orders, the agency said in its most recent operational update. The number of entries targeted was up from October, although the value of the entries was about the …
On December 27, 2022, CBP advised that it began detaining merchandise produced by Jingde Trading Ltd., Rixin Foods, Ltd., and Xhejiang Sunrise Garment Group Co. Ltd. on December 5th. The detentions are a result of its investigation indicating that the companies’ products were made in part by North Korean labor. The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, or CAATSA, …
eCFR :: 16 CFR Part 1262 — Safety Standard for Magnets
The new Safety Standard for Magnets (Magnets Rule), 16 CFR part 1262, makes it unlawful to sell non-compliant magnet products manufactured after October 21, 2022. The Magnets Rule, with limited exceptions, applies to magnet products designed, marketed, or intended to be used for entertainment, jewelry (including children’s jewelry), …
All custom window coverings manufactured after May 30, 2023, must comply with the Safety Standard for Operating Cords on Custom Window Coverings: 16 CFR part 1260. The rule requires that operating cords on custom window coverings meet the same requirements as operating cords on stock window coverings, as set forth in ANSI/WCMA A100.1—2018. The final rule provides several methods …
To address the risk of strangulation to young children associated with certain window covering cords, effective December 28, 2022, all window coverings that contain one or more of the following readily observable characteristics of window coverings will present a substantial product hazard under the CPSA: the presence of hazardous operating cords on stock window coverings, the presence of hazardous …
The CPSC is finalizing a new safety standard for clothing storage units that addresses tip-over risks. The new standard requires clothing storage units “to be tested for stability, exceed minimum stability requirements, bear labels containing safety and identification information, and display a hang tag providing performance and technical data about the stability of the CSU.
Compliance with the standard …
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is proposing a new safety standard for adult portable bed rails. The proposed rule would adopt the voluntary industry standard ASTM F3186-17 as mandatory, with some modifications. The new standard would take effect 30 days after publication of the final rule and would include provisions to prevent stockpiling prior to the effective date.
The …
Automotive Products
A new report from Sheffield Hallam University’s Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice states that mining, refining, and manufacturing in China’s XUAR (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) is prevalent in the automotive sector. The report focused on steel, aluminum and copper, batteries and electronics. This finding could lead to forced labor enforcement actions against imports of automotive products …
In the ACE deployment schedule released on December 21, 2022, CBP is also looking to automate the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act detention process by mid 2023.
The capability will create an automated process for Admissibility Reviews and Exception Requests, as well as the completion and issuance of the detention notice. The process will also permit the trade to …
CBP announced that a postal code for entries of China-origin goods and new and updated Chinese manufacturer IDs is now scheduled for deployment on March 18. The UFLPA region alert will use the Chinese postal code to generate an error message when the postal code is invalid, and a warning message when a Uyghur region postal code is provided.…