US bans imports from three Chinese firms for using North Korean labor



News US bans imports from three Chinese firms for using North Korean labor Customs agency says it began detaining merchandise last month for violating 2017 law against items made by DPRK workers Shreyas Reddy January 5, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Korean workers at a garment factory in the Rason Special Economic Zone in March 2019 \| Image: NK News (March 6, 2019) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began detaining merchandise produced by three Chinese companies in early December after finding the companies used North Korean labor in violation of federal law, the agency has announced. The CBP said in a press release last Tuesday that it started implementing the restrictions on items from Jingde Trading Ltd., Rixin Foods Ltd. and Zhejiang Sunrise Garment Group Co. Ltd. at all U.S. ports of entry starting Dec. 5. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began detaining merchandise produced by three Chinese companies in early December after finding the companies used North Korean labor in violation of federal law, the agency has announced. The CBP said in a press release last Tuesday that it started implementing the restrictions on items from Jingde Trading Ltd., Rixin Foods Ltd. and Zhejiang Sunrise Garment Group Co. Ltd. at all U.S. ports of entry starting Dec. 5. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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US bans imports from three Chinese firms for using North Korean labor

Customs agency says it began detaining merchandise last month for violating 2017 law against items made by DPRK workers

Shreyas Reddy January 5, 2023

US bans imports from three Chinese firms for using North Korean labor

North Korean workers at a garment factory in the Rason Special Economic Zone in March 2019 | Image: NK News (March 6, 2019)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began detaining merchandise produced by three Chinese companies in early December after finding the companies used North Korean labor in violation of federal law, the agency has announced.

The CBP said in a press release last Tuesday that it started implementing the restrictions on items from Jingde Trading Ltd., Rixin Foods Ltd. and Zhejiang Sunrise Garment Group Co. Ltd. at all U.S. ports of entry starting Dec. 5.

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