Prohibiting Imports of Goods Made With Forced Labor

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I [Laurel Delaney] talked about child labor laws and compliance in a January, 2023 wegginar® for Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®, which you can find here.

Now, according to Sandler, Travis and Rosenberg, P.A., U.S. Customs and Border Protection is being urged to take specific actions to ensure that its forced labor enforcement efforts don’t result in supply chain disruptions.

In a recent letter, Federal Maritime Commission Commissioner Carl Bentzel commended CBP for its work to enforce laws prohibiting imports of goods made with forced labor, including the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. However, he added that legitimate delays in ensuring compliance with the UFLPA might create cargo back-ups at U.S. marine terminals, leading to operational challenges and potentially congestion at a time when “the supply chain is only now beginning to recover from two years of pandemic-related disruption.”

Read the entire news report from ST&R here.

Got Two Minutes to Listen to Some Trade Talk? (Podcast)

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Got two minutes?  Then listen to Sandler, Travis and Rosenberg, P.A.'s Two Minutes in Trade:  How Are the New Tariffs Impacting Small Businesses?

There are only seven days left [from 9/23/19] to request tariff exclusions from List 3. As of today, there are sixteen thousand, six hundred and thirty-eight petitions filed, and only few dozen exclusions granted. We cannot tell exactly how many of these petitions are from small businesses but based on my [?] experience that number is going to be large.  

For more information listen to today's Two Minutes in Trade.

Import Compliance for Small Businesses on a Budget

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A not-to-be-missed webinar covering how to protect your organization's most precious assets.  And don't think your broker has got your back covered on all import responsibilities.  Impossible.

International trade law firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. says:

This responsibility cannot be delegated to the importer’s customs broker or other third party. The failure to exercise reasonable care may result in unanticipated duty consequences and significant penalty liability. In some cases, company executives could even face sanctions for failure to operate under the umbrella of reasonable care. 

So how can you as a small business owner with limited resources comply?

It starts with knowledge ... Larry Ordet, an attorney with international trade law firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. will conduct a webinar on April 29, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. EDT, to address these concerns and provide general recommendations regarding practices that small businesses may use to ensure they are in compliance with “reasonable care” responsibilities.

For more information and to register, visit:  http://www.strtrade.com/events-Reasonable-Care-Importers-Small-Businesses-Compliance-Budget-042915.html (Note:  There is a $225 fee involved.)