General information only. China+1 structuring, rules of origin, forced-labour import bans, and sanctions screening are fact- and product-specific. This is not legal advice and does not create an attorney–client relationship. Coordinate trade, customs, employment, and corporate counsel in each jurisdiction before you move tooling or claim a new origin.
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Corporate & site
- ☐ FDI route and negative-list / licensing in host country
- ☐ Land, EHS, and utility contracts
- ☐ Related-party pricing between China and new site
Trade & origin
- ☐ Bill of materials with country of melt/smelt/manufacture as relevant
- ☐ Origin claim model for each export market
- ☐ Customs broker instructions forbidding “paper origin”
Labour & forced labour
- ☐ Supplier map beyond tier-1
- ☐ UFLPA / customer code-of-conduct diligence pack
- ☐ Recruitment and dormitory risk review
Sanctions & tech
- ☐ Entity list / SDN screening on suppliers and banks
- ☐ Tooling and software export licence needs
IP & contracts
- ☐ Tooling ownership and NNN/NDA suite
- ☐ Dual-source supply agreements with volume flexibility
Legal basis & authorities
- Host-country FDI and labour
- Origin and customs law of destination markets
- Sanctions screening obligations
Verify with primary sources and current regulator practice.
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