{"id":40829,"date":"2023-11-22T12:12:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T20:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweet-pascal.52-27-215-206.plesk.page\/vietnamese-exports-come-under-tight-scrutiny-by-us-customs\/"},"modified":"2023-11-27T21:33:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T05:33:56","slug":"vietnamese-exports-come-under-tight-scrutiny-by-us-customs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/vietnamese-exports-come-under-tight-scrutiny-by-us-customs\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnamese exports come under tight scrutiny by US customs"},"content":{"rendered":"
Vietnam\u2019s exports to the United States have come under closer scrutiny by U.S. Customs and Border officials since a law preventing material or products made by forced labor in China took effect in June 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or CBP, said nearly 1,200 shipments of imported goods from Vietnam were denied clearance from June 2022 when the <\/span>U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act, or UFLPA, went into effect, to <\/span>the start of fiscal year 2024<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n The law<\/span> prohibits imports of raw material and products or components made by forced labor in <\/span>China\u2019s <\/span>Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region <\/span>into the United States.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The U.S. government has declared that genocide and crimes against humanity against Muslim Uyghurs have occurred in Xinjiang, including mass detentions of Muslim Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities in \u201cre-education\u201d camps or prisons and the use of forced labor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Uyghur forced labor has been used to <\/span>produce cotton for clothing and polysilicon for photovoltaic panels and semiconductors.<\/span><\/p>\n China has consistently denied the accusations of rights abuses in Xinjiang.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Vietnam currently has the second-largest number of shipments denied entry to the U.S. after Malaysia since the UFLPA has been enforced.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The tighter<\/span> rules on tackling human rights violations in Xinjiang have led to controls on more than 6,000 shipments carrying goods worth more than US$2 billion through September, the latest month for which U.S. customs data are available, Reuters <\/span>reported<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n CPB authorities examined more than 2,000 total shipments from Vietnam valued at nearly US$549 million, of which 1,186 shipments worth more than US$230 million were denied entry, 554 shipments\u00a0were released, and 330 shipments were still pending as of Nov. 8, according to the CPB\u2019s latest <\/span>data<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Most of the shipments \u2014 962 \u2014were electronics worth over US$488 million. Other shipments involved were industrial and manufacturing materials; apparel, footwear and textiles; consumer products; and machinery. Of this amount, 376 shipments were denied, 438 were released, and 148 were pending.<\/span><\/p>\n