Seiden Law Files Suit Against the U.S. Government in the Court of International Trade on Behalf of Manufacturer Seeking Lifting of Import Ban

Seiden Law LLP has filed a lawsuit against the United States government in the U.S. Court of International Trade on behalf of Shanghai Select Safety Products Company Limited, Select (Nantong) Safety Products Company Limited, and Select Protective Technology (HK) Limited (the “Select Group”).

The Select Group, Chinese safety apparel manufacturers, were the subject of a 2024 Withhold Release Order (“WRO”) issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) alleging the use of prison labor to assemble work gloves, based on allegations from Taiwanese political prisoners that were never tied to Select Group or to any gloves imported into the United States. As a result, our clients lost the ability to export to the U.S. and a large portion of their customer base.

Seiden Law prepared a 100 page petition with 137 exhibits challenging the WRO. After nearly two years without a decision from CBP, we filed suit in April 2026 alleging violations of the Administrative Procedure Act and the Constitution (Shanghai Select Safety Products Company Limited, et al. v. United States et al., case number 26-02592). CBP has since denied the administrative petition, and Seiden Law is preparing an amended complaint challenging both the WRO and the denial decision.

The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief revoking or modifying the WRO and the denial decision.

The Seiden Law team on this matter is led by 詹妮弗·布莱彻 (Lead Attorney), and Xintong (Tony) Zhang.