Homeland Security Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This document notifies the public that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Security, has determined that certain seafood has been harvested by the Da Wang fishing vessel with the use of convict, forced or indentured labor, and is being, or is likely to be, imported into the United States.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP Dec. 22-01] AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: General notice of forced labor finding. SUMMARY: This document notifies the public that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Security, has determined that certain seafood has been harvested by the Da Wang fishing vessel with the use of convict, forced or indentured labor, and is being, or is likely to be, imported into the United States. DATES: This Finding applies to any merchandise described in Section II of this Notice that is imported on or after January 28, 2022. It also applies to merchandise which has already been imported and has not been released from CBP custody before January 28, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ilissa Shefferman, Chief, Investigations Branch, Forced Labor Division, Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Directorate, Office of Trade, (202) 506-5663 or forcedlabor@cbp.dhs.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Pursuant to section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended ( 19 U.S.C. 1307 ), “[a]ll goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor or/and forced labor or/and indentured labor under penal sanctions shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States, and the importation thereof is hereby prohibited.” Under…
Citation: 87 FR 4634