U.S. Customs seizes gloves made in Malaysia

        On May 5, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized a batch of 3.97 million disposable nitrile gloves produced by a subsidiary of Top Glove Corp Bhd in Cleveland, valued at 518,000 US dollars. CBP issued an order on March 29 to require all U.S. ports of entry to seize disposable gloves produced in Malaysia by top gloves because the group uses forced labor in the manufacturing process.

　　Top Glove is the world’s largest manufacturer of rubber gloves. It currently has 50 factories, including 43 in Malaysia, 5 in Thailand, and one each in Vietnam and China. Gloves produced by factories outside Malaysia can still be shipped to the United States.

　　 reported that on March 29, local time, CBP issued an announcement alleging that some of the disposable gloves "mined, produced or manufactured" by top glove companies in Malaysia were suspected of using criminal, forced or indentured labor, and these gloves are or may be entering the United States. This conclusion has "sufficient information" to prove it.

　　 The announcement stated that CBP has instructed all staff at all ports of entry in the United States to start detaining related products.

It is worth mentioning that CBP also stated in the announcement that the use of disposable gloves is crucial during the epidemic, and the relevant ban will not affect most disposable gloves imported to the United States; the bureau will ensure that top glove companies are The actions taken will not have a significant impact on disposable gloves imported from the United States.