Gillian V. Rice

Sep 28, 2023 | mondaq.com | Gillian V. Rice |Alexandra Hess |Thomas M. Beline

Today the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force ("FLETF") published an update to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ("UFLPA") Entity List. The UFLPA originally went into effect June 21, 2022, and established a rebuttable presumption that all merchandise coming from the Xinjiang region of China ("XUAR") is a product of forced labor. The UFLPA captures all upstream and downstream merchandise coming from the XUAR and does not include a de minimis provision.

Sep 25, 2023 | mondaq.com | Alexandra Hess |William Baldwin |Gillian V. Rice |Targeting Military-Linked Elites

On September 8, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") published updates (Version 2.0) to its Customs Broker Guidance for the Trade Community ("Broker Guidance 2.0") to provide further clarity to CBP's promulgation of two Final Rules – Modernization of Customs Broker Regulations, 87 Fed. Reg. 63,267 (Oct. 18, 2022), and Elimination of Customs Broker District Permit Fee, 87 Fed. Reg. 63,262 (Oct. 18, 2022) (collectively, the "Modernized Broker Regulations").

Jun 30, 2023 | mondaq.com | Gillian V. Rice |Thomas M. Beline

A YEAR LATER: CONTINUED FOCUS BY CBP AND CONGRESS TO COMBAT FORCED LABOR The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ("UFLPA") went into effect June 21, 2022, and established a rebuttable presumption that all merchandise coming from the Xinjiang region of China ("XUAR") is a product of forced labor. The UFLPA captures all upstream and downstream merchandise coming from the XUAR and established a UFLPA Entity List.

Jun 28, 2023 | mondaq.com | Yohai Baisburd |Alexandra Hess |Gillian V. Rice

On Friday, June 23, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") released their final rule requiring continuing education for licensed individual customs brokers.