October 2023 — Question 72
A port agent contacts you regarding a shipment of cotton garments from Xinjiang province in China. The invoice states that the garments were produced in a Xinjiang prison, indicating they were made with convict labor. Customs has published a withhold release order on cotton from Xinjiang. Which provision would apply to the provided scenario?
- A19 CFR 12.40
- B19 CFR 12.41
- C19 CFR 12.42✓ CBP's answer
- D19 CFR 12.140
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