CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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First Solar, a U.S.-based solar panel manufacturer, said a third-party audit found that its factories in Malaysia had workers who were victims of forced labor. The company disclosed the finding in its 2023 sustainability report, adding that some of its migrant employees were "subjected to unethical recruitment," passport retention practices and "unlawful retention of wages."
The Federal Maritime Commission is investigating the Mediterranean Shipping Company for violating U.S. shipping regulations, including by using “overbroad” merchant clauses in its bills of lading, mishandling fees and failing to publish tariff rates. The agency may fine MSC if it determines the carrier violated the Shipping Act.
FDA expects to begin processing port of entry changes through ACE's production environment "no earlier than" Sept. 9, CBP said in a CSMS message Aug. 14. An additional CSMS message will be sent out near Sept. 9 to either confirm or provide an update on the "planned deployment date," the message said. CBP had announced earlier this year that it began testing the change in its certification environment (see 2303030055).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP has released its Aug. 9 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 31), which includes the following ruling action:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
"As we move forward to implement the terms of the agreement, we are committed to working collaboratively with our labour partners, the federal government and key stakeholders to rebuild the reputation of Canada’s largest gateway," the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) said in announcing that a labor agreement it had ratified was also ratified by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada late last week.
Although CBP is not setting limits on fees levied by continuing education accreditors, the agency wants to make sure accreditors aren't taking advantage of customs brokers who need to earn the credits, said Elena Ryan, CBP special adviser for programs and policy analysis.
U.S. carrier Network Shipping Ltd. (NWS) violated U.S. shipping regulations when it failed to provide chassis for certain shipments and instead unfairly provided those chassis to its parent company, a produce distributor, multiple produce importers and exporters said in an August complaint to the Federal Maritime Commission. The companies said they suffered $2 million in damages and costs "in connection with dumping, inspection, transportation, and lost sales of the perished cargo" due to NWS' actions, the report said.