On May 1, 2020, in a press release, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a withhold release order (WRO) over concerns that the goods are produced using forced labor.
The WRO restricts imports of the affected products unless the importer is able to provide a certificate of origin and documentation proving that the products were not produced using forced labor. The WRO is effective immediately, and CBP will detain the following:
- “Imported merchandise made wholly or in part with hair products manufactured by Hetian Haolin Hair Accessories Co. Ltd. (Haolin), who operate in the Xinjiang region of China.”
CBP’s press release can be found here:
The Forced Labor Fact Sheet can be found here:
More information on the Forced Labor program can be found here:
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/forced-labor
