Analysts, lawyers: Early UFLPA action signals aggressive enforcement

A reported detainment by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of a shipment of solar panels from a major producer indicates the agency is taking a hardline approach to implementing a new ban on goods made with forced labor, according to analysts and lawyers. In a note to clients last week, the investment banking firm ROTH Capital Partners said it had learned CBP had recently detained a shipment of solar modules from a large, “Tier 1” company under the Uyghur Forced...