ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday notified that imports from entities or countries of goods mined, produced or manufactured wholly or partly by forced labour are prohibited.
According to the Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) issued by the Ministry of Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1950 (XXXIX of 1950), the federal government has directed that the following further amendments shall be made to the Import Policy Order, 2022, namely: in the aforesaid order, in paragraph 7, after sub-paragraph (2), the following new sub-paragraph shall be added, partly by forced labour is prohibited.
The federal government, pursuant to determinations by the International Labour Organization (ILO), shall from time to time, notify such goods, entities and countries of origin to which this restriction shall apply. Importers of goods from the notified countries shall be required to furnish such documentary evidence or certification as may be prescribed, from time to time, to establish that the goods sought to be imported are not mined, produced or manufactured by the forced labour.
