US Customs clarifies ban

Among the companies affected by the CBP’s actions are Top Glove Corp Bhd, Sime Darby Plantation Bhd, Supermax Corp Bhd and FGV Holdings Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR: The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has admitted that the legal threshold required to issue a Withhold Release Order (WRO) against any company is “fairly low”.

The acknowledgement from two CBP officials come at a time when six Malaysian group of companies are currently banned from selling their products in the United States on allegations of using forced labour.