Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

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The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, or UFLPA, was signed into law as the U.S. response to the Chinese government's systemic use of forced labor against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in the People's Republic of China. The UFLPA (Public Law No. 117-78), directs the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force to develop a strategy for supporting enforcement of the prohibition on the importation of goods into the United States manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in the People's Republic of China, especially from the XUAR.

CBP enforces the rebuttable presumption that goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the XUAR, or by an entity on the UFLPA Entity List, are prohibited from U.S. importation under 19 U.S.C. § 1307.

CBP Roles and Responsibilities

CBP is responsible for preventing the entry of products made with forced labor in the U.S. CBP leads the implementation of the rebuttable presumption under the UFLPA, and conducts applicability and exception reviews in the event goods are detained under the UFLPA.

CBP has published a UFLPA dashboard providing statistics on shipments subjected to UFLPA reviews and enforcement actions. An associated data dictionary describes various data elements referenced in the dashboard.

View UFLPA Dashboard

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CBP has released importer guidance to assist the trade community in preparing for the implementation of the UFLPA rebuttable presumption.

Check the below Frequently Asked Questions to see if your questions about UFLPA Enforcement may be answered here.

Check the below Frequently Asked Questions to see if your questions about UFLPA Strategy may be answered here.

Check the documents below for UFLPA Applicability Review best practices, as well as guidance on executive summaries and sample tables of contents for Applicability Review submissions.

See the UFLPA Attachment to the Notice of Detention, which provides example documentation importers may consider providing to CBP if they wish to prove their goods are not made in whole or in part with forced labor and to secure release of their shipment.