CBP Targets $100 Million Worth of Shipments for Suspected Forced Labor in May
CBP in May identified 450 shipments valued at more than $100 million for further examination based on the suspected use of forced labor, the agency said in its most recent operational statistics update. The shipments include goods subject to the…
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Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and withhold release orders, CBP said. The number of shipments is up from 392 shipments, but the value is down from $184 million in April (see 2405150065). Also in May, CBP seized 1,640 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $331 million if the items had been genuine, the agency said.