On September 24, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) against bicycles, bicycle parts, and bicycle accessories produced by Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd. in Taiwan. The WRO follows an investigation into the company where CBP discovered several International Labour Organization (ILO) forced labor indicators, including abusive working and living conditions, withholding of wages, and excessive overtime.
In a press release announcing the WRO, the CBP states that forced labor practices enabled Giant Manufacturing to benefit financially, “resulting in goods produced below market value and undercutting American businesses by millions of dollars in unjustly earned profits.”
The WRO is effective immediately and CBP personnel have been instructed to detain at the U.S. port of entry all bicycles and bicycle accessories manufactured in Taiwan by Giant under the assumption that they have been manufactured using forced labor. In order for any such goods to be released, the importer must either prove that they were not made with forced labor, or the goods can be re-exported.
Importers who have purchased covered goods or whose goods get detained under a WRO should seek assistance of legal counsel. This marks the third WRO issued by CBP in 2025 and brings the total number of active WROs to 53.