CBP has been issuing Withhold Release Orders (WRO’s) for Chinese products of both land and sea that the agency claims are made or caught with forced or prison labor. The agency’s most recent WRO could be the furthest reaching to date, instructing ports of entry to detain shipments containing cotton or cotton products from Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). Importers increasingly should be aware of not just the manufacturers of their products, but of component suppliers contributing raw materials.
Navigating Perilous Waters: Cargo Vessels Diverted from Red Sea Pose Global Trade Challenges
Hapag Lloyd, the worlds fifth largest shipping firm by capacity, has announced that they will continue their pause of transit via the Suez Canal In
