The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise is investigating Zara Canada for alleged use of Uyghur forced labor in the company's supply chain, CORE said. The investigation, which CORE began Nov. 6, comes in response to a complaint filed by 28 civil society organizations in June 2022.
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Noah Garfinkel, Assistant Editor, is a reporter for International Trade Today. Noah joined Warren Communication News in early 2023 covering customs, the Federal Maritime Commission and export controls. Noah’s background is in breaking news, reporting and research. Noah most recently worked for a year with Axios as a part of a fellowship program. Noah is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a B.A. in History.
CBP has released its Nov. 8 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 41), which includes the following ruling actions:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2312 on Nov. 5, containing 27 ABI records and five Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. This update includes the HTS updates for pecans and Christmas trees, CBP said in a CSMS message.
An updated version of the EPA Implementation Guide is now available, CBP said in a CSMS message. The Implementation Guide, which was announced on Nov. 3, includes updates to a new PGA message set for hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) as part of the document, the message said. The HFC requirements are expected to be available for testing in December 2023 in ACE and are expected to be deployed to the production environment for required HFC filing in early January 2024, the message said. Those future dates will be confirmed by future CSMS messages, CBP said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – The Federal Maritime Commission must eliminate the "perverse incentive" for ocean carriers and marine terminal operators to allow congestion as a way to make more money, FMC Chair Dan Maffei said, speaking Oct. 27 at the Pacific Coast Council's Western Cargo Conference, or Wesccon.
CBP said it has processed all "outstanding imports" subject to the Continuing Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000. The Nov. 1 announcement said the agency "disbursed" $3.6 billion in antidumping and countervailing duties to "affected domestic producers injured by foreign dumping and subsidies."
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: