CBP may seize and forfeit products unless importers can prove they were not made with prohibited labor.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Department of Homeland Security today released a notice finding that aluminum extrusions and profile products and derivatives produced or manufactured wholly or in part by an aluminum extrusion plant located in the Dominican Republic with the use of convict, forced or indentured labor, are being, or are likely to be, imported into the United States.
Under Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, goods produced with such labor are prohibited from entry into the United States. CBP's investigation found sufficient evidence that the aluminum extrusion plant, operating in the Dominican Republic, utilizes forced labor in its production processes. Consequently, CBP may seize and forfeit these products unless importers can prove they were not made with prohibited labor.
The finding applies to specific aluminum products classified under various subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.