CBSA Confirms Seizure of Forced Labor Goods
The Canada Border Services Agency has seized one shipment of goods due to forced labor concerns as of Nov. 15, a CBSA spokesperson said, confirming a recent report in The Globe and Mail. "The goods were declared as women’s and…
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children’s clothing from China" and "the shipment was intercepted in the Quebec region," the spokesperson said. "CBSA’s officers have the authority to make tariff classification decisions on imported goods, based on an analysis of supporting evidence" and the shipment was classified in tariff number 9897.00.00 as goods made from forced labor, the spokesperson said. "Tariff classification determinations are made on a case-by-case basis for each importation intercepted."