The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has directed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to continue to block timber imports from a Peruvian exporter based on illegally harvested timber found in its supply chain. The current CBP denial of entry order against this exporter was set to expire this month, but USTR states that the Peruvian government has yet to sufficiently demonstrate that the exporter is compliance with the necessary requirements for the harvest of and trade in timber products.
The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement requires Peru to conduct audits of particular timber producers and exporters and verifications of particular shipments of wood products from Peru upon request from the U.S. The agreement also provides an illustrative list of actions the U.S. may take with respect to shipments or enterprises that are the subject of verifications.
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