DHS Places First Steel and Aspartame PRC-Based Companies on …
Oct 2, 2024 · The bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, signed into law by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., in December 2021, mandates that CBP apply a rebuttable presumption that goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the XUAR or produced by entities identified on the UFLPA Entity List are prohibited from importation into the ...
Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force Adds Aluminum, PVC, and …
Jul 9, 2024 · DHS, as chair of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, released an updated Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Strategy to Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined, Produced, or Manufactured with Forced Labor in the People’s Republic of China.
China: US Law Against Uyghur Forced Labor Takes Effect
Jun 20, 2022 · The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which goes into effect on June 21, 2022, gives US authorities increased powers to block the import of goods linked to forced labor in China.
Fact Sheet: In Just Two Years, Forced Labor ... - Homeland Security
Jul 9, 2024 · DHS leads the interagency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force and enforces the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) to prevent goods made with forced labor from Xinjiang and other entities from entering the U.S. market. The UFLPA has resulted in increased due diligence, supply chain shifts, and accountability for human rights abuses.
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) prohibits the importation of goods made with forced labor in Xinjiang, China, unless importers can prove otherwise. CBP leads the implementation of the UFLPA and provides guidance, statistics, and resources for …
Enforcement - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
CBP Trade News Snapshot; Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act; Border Interagency Executive Council (BIEC) Centers of Excellence and Expertise; ... (WROs) and Findings, enforcement the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), and Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). Goods subject to WROs and Findings ...
The Signing of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
Dec 23, 2021 · The U.S. government signed a law to prevent goods made with forced labor in Xinjiang from entering U.S. markets and to promote accountability for the abuses. The law targets the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity against the Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang.
Southeast Asia bears brunt of US trade curbs on Uyghur forced labor
2 days ago · The United States has detained $3.56 billion worth of imports in all since its Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, or UFLPA, took effect in mid-2022, according to recent figures from U.S. Customs ...
United States publishes updated Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ...
Jul 15, 2024 · The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a release announcing that the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force has published an updated Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) enforcement strategy (July 9, 2024).
DHS continues to target companies utilizing forced labor in their ...
The October 3, 2024, Federal Register Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List added the first steel and aspartame companies to the List, which now includes 75 entities. Goods produced by these entities are presumed to be made from forced labor and prohibited from importation to the United States.