Compliance Glossary

Essential terms for understanding Vietnam Sourcing and US Customs enforcement.

UFLPA (Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act)

A US federal law that establishes a "rebuttable presumption" that goods from Xinjiang, China are made with forced labor and are banned from entry.

MST (Mã Số Thuế)

The Vietnamese Tax Identification Number. This is the unique 10 or 13-digit ID assigned to every enterprise in Vietnam. It is the primary key ChainVetter uses for verification.

VSIC (Vietnam Standard Industrial Classification)

The legal coding system defining a company's registered business lines. Code 3100 = Furniture Manufacturing. Code 4600 = Wholesale Trade.

Transshipment

The act of shipping goods through a third country (like Vietnam) to disguise their true country of origin (China) and avoid tariffs or bans.

Applicability Review

The formal legal process an importer initiates with CBP to prove that their detained goods are not subject to UFLPA enforcement.

WRO (Withhold Release Order)

An order issued by CBP to detain goods at the port of entry based on suspicion of forced labor. WROs predate the UFLPA but are still in use.