According to an official, CBP has yet to release a single shipment detained under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) since the law took effect in June. Eric Choy, acting executive director of CBP’s Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Directorate, said while the agency has received attempts from companies to demonstrate that detained goods are not from or tied …
At the end of July, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) added Natchi Apparel to the withhold release order (“WRO”) list. On September 6th, CBP quietly inactivated them, therefore allowing the import of goods from this company without a WRO detention.
Natchi Apparel is part of the Eastman Exports Global Clothing Group.
A link to CBP’s website publishing this …
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has adjusted certain user fees and corresponding limitations, effective Oct. 1. These adjustments are being made in accordance with the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act of 2015 (FAST Act), Public Law 114-94. The General Notice of fees was published in this Aug. 1 Federal Register notice.
The Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) ad valorem …
Natchi Apparel added to WRO List
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) recently published a withhold release order (“WRO”) covering garments made in whole or in part by Natchi Apparel (P) Ltd., an Indian company. CBP will now seek to detain any garments made by Natchi Apparel or with raw materials provided by Natchi Apparel. Natchi Apparel is part …
CPSC Tracking Label Requirement for Children’s Products – Video
The Small Business Ombudsman team published a short 14 minute video to the CPSC YouTube Business Education Playlist explaining how to comply with CPSC’s tracking label requirement for children’s products. The video covers several fictitious labeling examples to help guide you towards compliance. The video is available here.
Children’s …
The purpose of this message is to inform the trade community a new EPA Form 3540-1 has been approved by OMB. The new form provides clarity for some of the data elements and the instruction section of the form. There are no new data elements on the form. The new form has been uploaded to EPA’s website and disseminated …
https://www.cbp.gov/document/presentations/uyghur-forced-labor-prevention-act-importer-overview…