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
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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…
DHS Adds 37 China-based Firms to UFLPA Entity List
By Pierfilippo M. Natta & Ivy Xun on
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…
DHS Adds Five Companies to UFLPA Entity List
- Kashgar Construction Engineering (Group) Co., Ltd.;
- Xinjiang Habahe Ashele Copper Co., Ltd. (also known as Ashele Copper);
- Xinjiang Tengxiang Magnesium Products Co., Ltd.;
- Century Sunshine Group Holdings,