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CBP Enforcement

CBP's enforcement side: EAPA evasion investigations, section 592 penalties and seizures, examinations and detentions, trade partnership programs such as C-TPAT, and shifts in enforcement priorities.

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Sep 28Mon
  1. CBP · Trade62

    CBP issues Withhold Release Orders on palm oil from Indonesia's Mitra Aneka Rezeki and Hardaya Inti Plantation

    CBP issued two Withhold Release Orders against palm oil and its derivative products produced in Indonesia by Mitra Aneka Rezeki and Hardaya Inti Plantation, effective immediately, and personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will detain those shipments. CBP found violations of 19 U.S.C. § 1307, which prohibits goods made with forced labor from entering the United States, after a review citing nine International Labour Organization indicators of forced labor at MAR and seven at HIP. CBP now oversees and enforces 60 WROs and eight Findings under 19 U.S.C. § 1307.

    Why it matters: Entries of palm oil and its derivative products produced in Indonesia by Mitra Aneka Rezeki or Hardaya Inti Plantation are subject to detention at all U.S. ports of entry, effective immediately.

Dec 18Thu
  1. CBP · Forced Labor / UFLPA71

    CBP issues Withhold Release Order on Linglong International Europe automobile tires from Serbia

    CBP issued a Withhold Release Order against automobile tires manufactured in Serbia by Linglong International Europe D.O.O. Zrenjanin, effective immediately, and CBP personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will detain shipments of these tires based on evidence reasonably indicating the use of forced labor in their production. The WRO, the fifth in 2025 and the second in Fiscal Year 2026, was issued for violations of 19 U.S.C. § 1307, and CBP cites nine International Labour Organization indicators of forced labor at Linglong. Importers of detained shipments may seek to destroy or export their shipments or seek to demonstrate that the merchandise was not produced with forced labor.

    Why it matters: Importers of automobile tires manufactured in Serbia by Linglong International Europe D.O.O.