US Ban on Xinjiang Imports Is Off to ‘Remarkably Good Start’

  • CBP’s Magnus says successes make business more comfortable
  • New law has the support of American public, commissioner says
Chris Magnus.Photographer: Rod Lamkey/CNP/Bloomberg
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Four months into a sweeping ban on imports from China’s Xinjiang region, the top US customs official is signaling confidence that companies are observing the embargo.

“There are going to be some rough spots along the way, but I think we’ve been off to a remarkably good start,” Chris Magnus, the commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection, said in an interview at the Bloomberg News Washington office on Thursday.