Dominican Republic-based aluminum extrusions exporter, Kingtom Aluminio SRL (Kingtom) defended a decision issued by the Court of International Trade (CIT) to vacate a forced labor Finding against Kingtom issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). On October 31, 2025, Kingtom filed in opposition to the U.S. government’s motion for a reconsideration of the decision to
CBP Faces Legal Challenge over Exclusion of Camel Energy’s Battery Imports
Camel Energy, a Michigan-based importer of lead-acid batteries, has recently filed a complaint at the Court of International Trade (CIT) contesting U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) two recent exclusions of its shipments. CBP excluded these entries due to “suspicion of being made with forced labor and subject to the UFLPA.” Camel Energy maintains that
CIT Vacates CBP Forced Labor Finding Against Aluminum Importer
On September 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued an opinion vacating and remanding U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s forced labor Finding against Kingtom Aluminio S.R.L., a Dominican Republic-based aluminum extruder. The court found that CBP’s determination, which prohibited the entry of Kingtom’s aluminum extrusions under Section 307 of the Tariff Act
DHS 2025 UFLPA Update Targets New Industries and Expands Entity List
On August 19, 2025, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, chaired by the Department of Homeland Security and including agencies such as the Department of Labor, released its annual update to the Strategy to Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined, Produced, or Manufactured with Forced Labor in the People’s Republic of China. This update, required
EU Adopts the Largest Ever Trade Countermeasures Against the U.S. to Apply if EU-U.S. Trade Negotiations Fail
On July 24, 2025, the European Commission announced the imposition of new EU countermeasures in response to U.S. tariffs further to an agreement reached among EU Member States. These measures take the form of additional customs duties on U.S. products as well as export restrictions for certain EU products. In total, these measures concern about
SNAP-R Legacy Site to be Decommissioned June 30, Migrating to New Platform
The current version of SNAP-R will be decommissioned on June 30, 2025, and a new SNAP-R site and URL (https://snapr.bis.gov/) is taking its place. All current users should migrate their SNAP-R accounts from the decommissioned site to the new platform for continued access. Each user’s account must be migrated individually, and it is
CBP Issues First Comprehensive Guide to Modifying a Withhold Release Order (WRO)
An update on Anti-Forced Labor guidance issued by US Customs in the context of Withhold Release Orders (WROs).
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CBP Announces Forced Labor Allegations Portal Rollout
On June 20, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) deployed its new Forced Labor Allegations Portal, which allows users to submit allegations of forced labor. The new portal replaces CBP’s Trade Violations Reporting (“TVR”) system for submitting forced labor allegations, and complaints can be submitted anonymously by trade users. Users are also able
Trump Follows Through with Sweeping Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China – Who Intend to Retaliate
On Saturday, February 1, 2025, President Trump signed three Executive Orders (“EOs”) following through with the promised tariffs targeting products of Canada, Mexico and China (the “February 1 EOs”), and the White House issued a supporting informational fact sheet.
The United States will impose 25% tariffs on all products of Mexico and Canada
DHS Adds 37 China-based Firms to UFLPA Entity List
On January 14, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the addition of 37 China-based entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. DHS cited these entities’ alleged connections to sourcing material and forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) as reasons for their addition.
This batch of entities