"Facing months of customs delays on critical car shells and parts, the Chinese-owned railcar maker China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation announced Thursday that it will furlough 161 Springfield workers. In the subsidiary CRRC MA's state filing, the company said the ongoing delays stem from a U.S. Customs detention notice tied to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The 2021 law bans imports from China's Xinjiang region made with forced labor"
"In response, CRRC MA and its suppliers established a special task force of 80 experts to track products stuck in U.S. Customs since May, a process the company says required them to fill out more than 2,000 documents, all due on Jan. 7. The CRRC MA task force is tracing components through eight supplier levels, involving hundreds of companies, to comply with customs regulations."
"Work teams conducted over 100 on-site supplier visits and held more than 1,000 planning sessions to document the sources of raw materials used in each component. Due to the new requirements, time constraints forced officials to return a shipment at the Port of Philadelphia while they collected the required detailed information. "By staying laser-focused on answering (Customs and Border Protection's) outstanding questions, we remain confident that car shipments will be allowed to resume," MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng said in a statement."
CRRC MA announced furloughs for 161 Springfield workers after customs detained critical car shells and components under a U.S. Customs notice tied to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The law bars imports from Xinjiang made with forced labor and requires clear and convincing evidence that goods have no links to forced labor. CRRC MA and suppliers formed an 80-expert task force to trace products since May, completing over 2,000 documents and tracing components through eight supplier levels. Teams conducted more than 100 on-site visits and 1,000 planning sessions. The company filed a 60-day state notice and expects two-month furloughs beginning March 16, through May 15, with duration uncertain.
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