Law360, New York (May 2, 2016, 2:15 PM EDT) -- A storm may be brewing at U.S. ports of entry and the economic damage that will be left in its wake is unclear. One thing is for certain, however; the fashion industry should be concerned. Up until this year, the Tariff Act of 1930, which prohibits the importation of goods made with any type of forced or child labor, contained a "consumptive demand" exemption that made enforcement of the law next to impossible. To put this in practical terms, out of all products imported into the U.S. since the law was enacted in 1930, there have been only 39 cases where goods were seized due to forced or child labor suspicions. Considering the vast number of goods imported to this country each day, such a low number of seizures over such a large span of time is astounding....
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