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Vietnam was the top exporter to the United States of products covered by the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act in 2023, the first time a country has outranked China since the law passed in 2021, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The act bans the import of products made with Uyghur forced labor. It…
A scanty Entity List, transshipment from third countries and the de minimis "loophole" are "undermining" its effectiveness, say Representatives Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi.
For one thing, the value of detained goods from Malaysia and Vietnam is six times that of those shipped directly from China.
Roughly 27% of tests performed on shoes and garments collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in May showed links to cotton from China’s Xinjiang region, which has been banned because of concerns over forced labor, according to documents obtained by Reuters under the Freedom of Information Act. The results, which have not been previously reported, highlight the challenges of complying with the U.S. law aimed at blocking imports of cotton linked to forced labor in China. It requires cutting out the far western region from apparel supply chains.
Roughly 27% of tests performed on shoes and garments collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in May showed links to cotton from China's Xinjiang region, which has been banned because of...