CBP Issues Withhold Release Orders Against Jordanian Garment Factories and Serbian Copper Producer
U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued two new Withhold Release Orders on June 23 targeting garment producers Needle Craft Ltd. and Casual Wear Apparel LLC in Jordan, and confirmed a separate WRO against Serbia Zijin Copper — the second Serbian operation targeted in six months. WROs immediately trigger detention of all shipments at U.S. ports of entry, requiring importers to either re-export go
BY FRONTIER DESK · JUNE 29, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued two new Withhold Release Orders on June 23 targeting garment producers Needle Craft Ltd. and Casual Wear Apparel LLC in Jordan, and confirmed a separate WRO against Serbia Zijin Copper — the second Serbian operation targeted in six months. WROs immediately trigger detention of all shipments at U.S. ports of entry, requiring importers to either re-export goods or petition CBP with a rebuttal of forced labor findings. For clients sourcing from Jordan or the Western Balkans, these orders signal expanding geographic scope in U.S. forced labor enforcement — previously concentrated in China and Southeast Asia. Supply chain counsel should treat WRO risk as a live diligence item for any sourcing arrangement touching labor-intensive manufacturing in CBP's current focus jurisdictions.