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CBP Targets $197 Million Worth of Shipments for Forced Labor in May

CBP in April identified 460 shipments valued at more than $197 million for further examination based on the suspected use of forced labor, including goods subject to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and withhold release orders, the agency said…

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in its most recent operational update. That's up from April's total of 377 shipments valued at more than $159 million (see 2305180061). CBP also seized 1,980 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $216 million, and completed 26 audits that identified $1 million in duties and fees owed to the U.S. government for goods that had been improperly declared, the agency said.