Scoop: U.S. seizes $800,000 shipment of Xinjiang products made with human hair
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian,
Jonathan Swan
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers detained a shipment of almost 13 tons of wigs and other human hair products suspected of being made through forced labor in Xinjiang, China, U.S. government officials tell Axios.
Why it matters: Importing products made with forced labor into the U.S. is illegal. But it’s extremely difficult to trace U.S. supply chains back to factories in Xinjiang that use forced labor, making this a rare event.
What’s happening: On June 17, CBP
issued a withhold release order for Lop County Meixin Hair Product Co. Ltd. in southern Xinjiang requiring U.S. ports of entry to detain any shipments from that company to the U.S.
