Updated U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act strategy
Strategy to prevent the importation of goods mined, produced, or manufactured with forced labor in China
Strategy to prevent the importation of goods mined, produced, or manufactured with forced
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today issued a release announcing that the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force has published an updated Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) strategy to prevent the importation of goods mined, produced, or manufactured with forced labor in China.
The updated UFLPA strategy [PDF 636 KB] highlights:
- Enforcement of the UFLPA’s rebuttable presumption, which prohibits goods from being imported into the United States that are either produced in Xinjiang, or by entities identified on the UFLPA entity list, unless the importer can prove the goods were not produced with forced labor
- An expanded UFLPA entity list, which as of August 2, 2023, will include four new companies that will restrict their goods from entering the United States
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