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22 U.S.C. § 9243 — Rebuttable presumption applicable to goods made with North Korean labor
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**(a) In general** Except as provided in subsection (b), any significant goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by the labor of North Korean nationals or citizens shall be deemed to be prohibited under [section 1307 of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim) and shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States.
**(b) Exception** The prohibition described in subsection (a) shall not apply if the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the goods, wares, articles, or merchandise described in such paragraph were not produced with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions.
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**(a) In general** Except as provided in subsection (b), any significant goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by the labor of North Korean nationals or citizens shall be deemed to be prohibited under [section 1307 of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1307&num=0&edition=prelim) and shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States.
**(b) Exception** The prohibition described in subsection (a) shall not apply if the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the goods, wares, articles, or merchandise described in such paragraph were not produced with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions.
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All goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor or/and forced labor or/and indentured labor under penal sanctions shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States, and the importation thereof is hereby prohibited, and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of this provision.
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 9243
(c) Exception
(1) In general
A person may not be designated under sub-
section (a) if the President certifies to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that the
President has received reliable assurances
from such person that—
(A) the employment of North Korean la-
borers does not result in the direct or indi-
rect transfer of convertible currency, luxury
goods, or other stores of value to the Gov-
ernment of North Korea;
(B) all wages and benefits are provided di-
rectly to the laborers, and are held, as appli-
cable, in accounts within the jurisdiction in
which they reside in locally denominated
currency; and
(C) the laborers are subject to working
conditions consistent with international
standards.
(2) Recertification
Not later than 180 days after the date on
which the President transmits to the appro-
priate congressional committees an initial
certification under paragraph (1), and every
180 days thereafter, the President shall—
(A) transmit a recertification stating that
the conditions described in such paragraph
continue to be met; or
(B) if such recertification cannot be trans-
mitted, impose the sanctions described in
subsection (b) beginning on the date on
which the President determines that such
recertification cannot be transmitted.
(Pub. L. 114–122, title III, § 302B, as added Pub. L.
115–44, title III, § 321(b)(1), Aug. 2, 2017, 131 Stat.
952.)
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The International Emergency Economic Powers Act,
referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is title II of Pub. L. 95–223,
Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1626, which is classified generally
to chapter 35 (§ 1701 et seq.) of Title 50, War and Na-
tional Defense. For complete classification of this Act
to the
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