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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) <\/span>issued<\/span><\/a> a\u00a0 Withhold Release Order (WRO) against imports made in Mauritius by manufacturer Firemount Group Ltd. (Firemount) after an investigation indicated forced labor use. This WRO was the fourth issued in 2025. CBP now oversees and enforces 54 WROs and nine Findings.<\/span><\/p>\n

What Happened<\/b><\/h4>\n

On November 18, 2025, CBP issued the WRO against garments, apparel, and textiles manufactured in Mauritius by Firemount. CBP will immediately detain imports subject to the Order. The WRO was issued based on information that reasonably indicates forced labor was used in violation of <\/span>19 U.S.C. \u00a71307<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In making this determination, CBP conducted an investigation and analyzed supporting evidence, including interview questionnaires, audio recordings and transcripts, open-source reports from nongovernmental organizations, news media, and academic research.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The evidence demonstrated that Firemount workers are subject to four <\/span>International Labour Organization indicators<\/span><\/a> of forced labor<\/span>: abuse of vulnerability, debt bondage, deception, intimidation, and threats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

WRO Background\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n

The strategic use of WROs by CBP has been especially effective at identifying certain nations, industries, and companies that employ forced labor. CBP issues WROs after receiving information that reasonably indicates the use of prison or forced labor at any point in an imported product\u2019s supply chain. Before the <\/span>Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (<\/span>TFTEA), the United States had only implemented 30 WROs in the previous five decades. Since 2016, however, the agency has now overseen more than 50 active WROs.<\/span><\/p>\n

CBP provides the public with a <\/span>list of all WROs<\/span><\/a> and the conclusions of their forced labor investigations.<\/span><\/p>\n

CBP carries out a number of steps prior to issuing a WRO and detaining merchandise if it is linked to forced labor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Below is a chart categorizing CBP\u2019s detention process for merchandise-related forced labor:<\/span><\/p>\n

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What Importers Should Do to Address F<\/b>orced Labor<\/b><\/h4>\n

CBP published a forced labor <\/span>Reasonable Care Checklist <\/span><\/a>that includes 12 questions importers must be able to answer in order to demonstrate they have used reasonable care. Key to this checklist is knowing \u201chow your goods are made, from raw materials to finished goods, by whom, where, and under what labor conditions.\u201d Understanding who is supplying you with a product is not enough; you also need to know who is supplying them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At a minimum, you should maintain the following information:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n