Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73

§4683 Reports required

Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 29— - UNITED STATES–MEXICO–CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - LABOR MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT › Part Part D— - Forced Labor › § 4683

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Task Force must send Congress a report every six months that covers the previous 180-day period. The report must explain what DHS is doing to enforce the ban on imports made with forced labor, give the number of shipments denied entry and describe those goods, include a plan for items named in the latest "Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor" and the "List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor," and may include any other enforcement information the Task Force finds useful.

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Title 19, §4683

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The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force shall submit to 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by “the”. appropriate congressional committees a biannual report that includes the following:

(1)The enforcement activities and priorities of the Department of Homeland Security with respect to enforcing the prohibition under section 1307 of this title.

(2)The number of instances in which merchandise was denied entry pursuant to such prohibition during the preceding 180-day period.

(3)A description of the merchandise so denied entry.

(4)An enforcement plan regarding goods included in the most recent “Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor” report submitted in accordance with section 2464 of this title and “List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor” submitted in accordance with section 7112(b)(2)(C) of title 22.

(5)Such other information as the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force considers appropriate with respect to monitoring and enforcing compliance with section 1307 of this title.

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19 U.S.C. § 4683

Title 19 — Customs Duties

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73