Our International Trade & Regulatory Group details evolving trends in enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act as we approach the one-year anniversary of its.
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To paraphrase U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) is a “game-changer.” Signed into law in 2015 by President Obama, EAPA has significantly enhanced the U.S. government’s ability to investigate and combat antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) duty evasion. According to CBP, as of October 1, 2020, EAPA has led to 131 investigations, more than 30 foreign on-site visits or verifications and the identification of more than $600 million in AD/CVD duties owed to the U.S. government.
With this enforcement record as a backdrop, CBP has signaled a desire to expand EAPA authority into other compliance areas beyond the investigation of potential evasion of AD/CVD duties. Is another “game-changing” expansion of CBP authority on the horizon in 2021? Below, we review EAPA and discuss what may lie ahead.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
To paraphrase U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) is a “game-changer.” Signed into law in 2015 by President Obama, EAPA has significantly enhanced the U.S. government’s ability to investigate and combat antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) duty evasion. According to CBP, as of October 1, 2020, EAPA has led to 131 investigations, more than 30 foreign on-site visits or verifications and the identification of more than $600 million in AD/CVD duties owed to the U.S. government.
With this enforcement record as a backdrop, CBP has signaled a desire to expand EAPA authority into other compliance areas beyond the investigation of potential evasion of AD/CVD duties. Is another “game-changing” expansion of CBP authority on the horizon in 2021? Below, we review EAPA and discuss what may lie ahead.
US blocks $50M in imports made from forced labor and may do even more under Biden Print this article
The United States seized a record-high $50 million this year in imported goods that were produced by companies who used forced labor, and it expects to do more blocking under the incoming Biden administration. Absolutely, this type of enforcement action will continue, Ana Hinojosa, executive director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection s Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Directorate, told reporters Wednesday. Forced labor in the U.S. supply chain is a very bipartisan issue. . For this upcoming year, I would expect that we would continue, at least at the same pace.