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Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

Expanding United States Entry updated June 2026

A rebuttable presumption that goods linked to Xinjiang are made with forced labour and barred from US entry.

StatusExpanding
EnactedDecember 2021
First compliance deadlineJune 2022 (rebuttable presumption applied)
Companies in scopeAll importers into the United States
Maximum penaltyDetention, exclusion and seizure of goods; civil penalties for violations
Civil liabilityTrade enforcement rather than civil liability
Enforcement bodyUS Customs and Border Protection, with the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force

Latest movement

Entity List additions continue across new sectors; detentions remain concentrated in electronics, apparel and solar.

In plain language

What this law does

The UFLPA presumes that goods mined, produced or manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, or by entities on the UFLPA Entity List, are made with forced labour and prohibited from entering the United States. Importers can rebut the presumption only with clear and convincing evidence, which in practice demands full upstream traceability.

Enforcement has widened steadily: the Entity List has grown across aluminium, seafood, polysilicon and agricultural sectors, and detentions now routinely affect goods shipped from third countries with Xinjiang-origin inputs. For South Asian exporters, proving the absence of covered inputs has become a standing documentary burden.

Obligations

What it asks of companies

  1. Supply chain tracing for covered inputs

    Importers must be able to map inputs to origin and demonstrate no nexus to Xinjiang or listed entities.

  2. Rebuttal evidence standards

    Rebutting the presumption requires clear and convincing evidence, complete supply chain documentation and responses to CBP within strict timelines.

Timeline

How it got here

December 2021

Act signed into law.

June 2022

Rebuttable presumption took effect and enforcement began.

2023 to 2026

Entity List expanded repeatedly and enforcement statistics broadened across sectors.

Changelog

Entry history

June 2026

Entity List additions and sectoral detention statistics updated.

Sources

Primary documents

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