U.S. Expands Xinjiang Regional Import Restriction to Cover All Cotton and Tomato Products
By EsqSocial Corporation 25/01/21
On January 13, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued a new Withhold Release Order (“WRO”) under Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 on all cotton products and tomato products from the entire Xinjiang region of China. The WRO subjects all imports of cotton products and tomato products made by entities operating in Xinjiang to CBP detention and potential seizure and forfeiture upon arrival at U.S. ports because the U.S. Government believes that forced labor from Uyghur and other...
By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP