CBP Reminds Importers to Submit Forced Labor Reviews to New Portal
Importers seeking review of shipments that have been detained or excluded for forced labor enforcement must submit their review requests via CBP's new forced labor portal that is launching this month, according to CBP.
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"Following the deployment of the Forced Labor Portal, shipments detained or excluded for forced labor enforcement that importers wish to have reviewed by the applicable port of entry or Center of Excellence and Expertise must be submitted through this Portal," CBP said in a Jan. 5 cargo systems message.
To prepare for this transition, CBP is offering three webinars next week that will train users on the portal's functionalities related to withhold release orders and finding admissibility reviews, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act applicability reviews, UFLPA requests for exception and Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act exception requests.
These webinars will occur on Jan. 13 at 11 a.m. ET, Jan. 14 at 1 p.m. ET and Jan. 15 at 1 p.m. ET. Links to register for the webinars are in the CSMS message.
Last June, CBP launched a portal to allow trade community users to submit forced labor allegations to CBP, either anonymously or using an account, when they have evidence that companies are using forced labor to undercut U.S. businesses and manufacturing (see 2506200035).
In September, CBP indicated, per documents prepared for the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee's forced labor working group, that it would be releasing a separate forced labor portal in 2026 that importers could use to submit forced-labor-related review submissions (see 2509150074).