Aluminum: A new front in forced labor enforcement
“If customs has a reasonable suspicion that there is even one drop of Xinjiang material in the products or if the goods were made by one worker under forced labor transfer, then those goods are going to be detained under a detention notice with the authority of the UFLPA,” ST&R’s Amanda Levitt explains. “That is what makes UFLPA unprecedented because it is so broad, especially in the authority for enforcement.”
[Global Trade Review]
How Chinese firms are using Mexico as a backdoor to the U.S.
“‘The structural reasons that are bringing capital to Mexico are here to stay,’ says Juan Carlos Baker Pineda, Mexico's former vice-minister for external trade. ‘I have no indication that the trade war between China and the US is going to diminish any time soon.’”
[BBC]
China’s prices are just too low for buyers to sweat about tariffs
“But traders at the Canton Fair said the world will need Chinese goods no matter what. They are coming up with workarounds for tariffs. And even buyers who are looking into supply chain alternatives said they still expect China to remain their top source, because other countries lag in quality and cost.”
[The Straits Times]
EU defines principles on limiting most harmful chemicals to essential uses
“In cases where the use is necessary for health and/or safety, and/or it is critical for the functioning of society, and if there are no acceptable alternatives, this substance can continue to be used for that purpose for a certain period of time.”
[European Commission]
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