US Custom Authority Embarks on Checking Form A
Source: chinaapparel Date: 2007-02-15
US Custom Authority Embarks on Checking Form A for “MADE IN HONGKONG“ Garment Strictly
It is introduced by Li Xinyu lawyer from Stein Shostak Pollack & O’Hara,LLP who specialized in custom law affair that one announcement issued by USA Textile& Garment Association shows that with reference to the data presented by importers, US custom is centering on controlling the garment export from Hongkong by checking relevant import declare data. "This is the new act succeeding to US & Hong Kong custom officials’ joint textile factory visits on Hong Kong Garment Factory. "
Above joint visits be called as Hong Kong/US Joint Factory Observation Visit Program is one result of Hong Kong & US custom’s striking illegal textile transit trade cooperatively. Companied with Hong Kong officials, US Custom officials check the equipment of garment factory and questioned to factory managers. The lawyer of Stein Shostak Shostak Pollack & O’Hara,LLP-Brian J.Murphy has dealt with law affairs for years. He introduced that only those voluntary Hong Kong garment factories will be inspected by US custom while nearly total those factories refused the check will be listed in blacklist from US Custom during the visit. In addition, US custom will inspect the document from some factories with poor equipment and output such as production record etc to prevent their transporting the garment to US illegally.
