JAS USA COMPLIANCE

News & Insights from JAS Worldwide Compliance

JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc.

6165 Barfield Road
Atlanta GA, 30328
United States
Tel: +1 (770)688-1206
Fax: +1 (770)688-1229

Forced Labor Focus

July 4, 2024

The recent June 12, 2024, Federal Register notice added three entities to the UFLPA Entity List showing increasing focus on three additional commodities. The entities which were added are suspected of working with the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or receive forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

The areas of increased focus include shoe and shoe materials, frozen seafood, vegetables, quick frozen convenience food and other aquatic food, and electrolytic aluminum, graphite carbon, and prebaked anodes.

To read more, check out the full register notice linked below.

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Indira in the Spotlight

Indira Coomar from our JAS Forwarding (USA) Inc. Norfolk branch has been with JAS for 14 years in September.  She likes to run each morning.  During her runs, she takes some very beautiful photos of the sunrise over the beach and shares them with an inspirational quote to start many days. One of her recent quotes was “the secret to getting ahead is getting started!”  We appreciate Indira’s motivation, and this attitude perfectly reflects that People Make the Difference.

JAS on the Move

July 2024, JAS Forwarding (USA) Inc.’s Laurie Arnold (VP Compliance) and Scott Cassell (Corporate Compliance Project Manager) facilitated a client seminar covering Foreign Trade Zone, Forced Labor and Duty Drawback.  The event was hosted by our JAS Forwarding (USA)Inc. Charlotte Branch!

CBP Snap Shot

CBP publishes monthly trade statistics that provide a snapshot of the volume of shipments being processed.  In May2024, CBP processed more than 2.9 million entry summaries.  This includes numerous modes of transport from all over the world.  

CBP’s monthly trade stats show duties paid, seizures, WRO data and much more.

To read the full article, check out the link below.

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