EU and US customs agencies formalise forced labour intelligence sharing

A transatlantic agreement lets customs authorities share supplier risk intelligence, closing the arbitrage window between the two import control regimes.

The European Commission and US Customs signed a formal arrangement to exchange forced labour risk intelligence, including supplier entity lists and evidence packages from concluded investigations.

Trade advisers note the agreement effectively globalises enforcement: goods refused in one market can no longer be quietly redirected to the other without triggering scrutiny.