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Forced-labor law

What is the UFLPA (Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act)?

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) is a U.S. law that presumes goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in China's Xinjiang region, or by a company on the UFLPA Entity List, are made with forced labor and barred from entry — unless the importer rebuts that presumption.

What the Act does

The UFLPA was enacted on December 23, 2021, and its rebuttable presumption took effect on June 21, 2022. It directs the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) to develop a strategy for enforcing the prohibition on importing goods made wholly or in part with forced labor in China, especially in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The underlying import ban is Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, codified at 19 U.S.C. § 1307.

The rebuttable presumption

The core of the UFLPA is a rebuttable presumption. Goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in Xinjiang, or by an entity on the UFLPA Entity List, are presumed to be made with forced labor and prohibited from U.S. importation. The presumption applies at the border: CBP does not have to prove forced labor was used — the burden sits with the importer to show it was not.

What it takes to overcome the presumption

CBP sets a high bar to rebut the presumption. An importer must provide clear and convincing evidence that the goods were not made wholly or in part with forced labor — a standard CBP describes as higher than a preponderance of the evidence, meaning the claim is highly probable. Alongside that evidence, the importer must fully comply with the FLETF's Guidance to Importers in the UFLPA Strategy, and respond satisfactorily to all CBP inquiries about the supply chain.

In practice this is detailed supply-chain tracing, often back to raw materials, and it is legal and compliance work usually handled with a customs attorney. Importers can also export or destroy detained goods instead of contesting.

The Act versus the UFLPA Entity List

The UFLPA is the law; the UFLPA Entity List is one of the tools that carries it out. The FLETF maintains the list, and merchandise from a listed entity is subject to the Act's rebuttable presumption. But the presumption is broader than the list: goods tied to Xinjiang can be caught even when the specific supplier is not named, and the list grows over time. A supplier not appearing on it is not an all-clear.

Why it matters before you buy

Because the presumption applies at entry and the burden of rebutting it falls on the importer, the practical time to check a supplier — and where its inputs come from — is before production and payment, not after a shipment is detained. CBP leads enforcement, and a detention runs on a short clock.

Next step

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Related

  • Xinjiang and forced labor: what is the U.S. import risk?
  • What is the UFLPA Entity List? (186 entities as of August 2026)
  • What is a Withhold Release Order (WRO)?
  • My supplier isn't on the UFLPA Entity List — why were my goods detained?
  • CBP detained my shipment under the UFLPA — what it means

Sources

  • DHS — Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act · read 2026-09-03
  • CBP — FAQs: UFLPA Enforcement · read 2026-09-03

Information current as of 2026-09-03.

Legal Disclaimer+

This report is an automated, informational screening tool only. Tiana & Co. is not a licensed customs broker and does not conduct customs business. This report does not constitute legal advice, a compliance determination, or a certification of admissibility for any supplier, product, or shipment.

Verdicts in this report are produced by deterministic code, not by a language model. The explanatory paragraph accompanying each check is model-generated and checked against the cited sources before delivery. No part of this report is reviewed by a person before it is issued, so every material finding and citation should be confirmed against the underlying government source before it is relied on.

This report reflects data available as of the report date. The OFAC SDN and Consolidated lists, the other U.S. Consolidated Screening List constituents, the UFLPA Entity List, CBP withhold release orders, CPSC's eFiling list, and regulatory guidance are updated frequently and without prior notice. Users should re-screen periodically and consult qualified counsel for compliance decisions.

Name-similarity results do not establish or rule out the identity of any company. Where multiple similarly named records exist, none should be treated as confirmed without independent verification against the primary government source.

This tool is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a substitute for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, or any other government agency. No warranty is made as to the accuracy, completeness, or currency of any finding.

Use of this report for import, procurement, sanctions-compliance, or investment decisions is at the user's own risk. Anyone with compliance obligations under UFLPA, OFAC, or CPSC regulations should consult qualified legal counsel before making a transactional decision.

Legal Disclaimer

This report is an automated, informational screening tool only. Tiana & Co. is not a licensed customs broker and does not conduct customs business. This report does not constitute legal advice, a compliance determination, or a certification of admissibility for any supplier, product, or shipment.

Verdicts in this report are produced by deterministic code, not by a language model. The explanatory paragraph accompanying each check is model-generated and checked against the cited sources before delivery. No part of this report is reviewed by a person before it is issued, so every material finding and citation should be confirmed against the underlying government source before it is relied on.

This report reflects data available as of the report date. The OFAC SDN and Consolidated lists, the other U.S. Consolidated Screening List constituents, the UFLPA Entity List, CBP withhold release orders, CPSC's eFiling list, and regulatory guidance are updated frequently and without prior notice. Users should re-screen periodically and consult qualified counsel for compliance decisions.

Name-similarity results do not establish or rule out the identity of any company. Where multiple similarly named records exist, none should be treated as confirmed without independent verification against the primary government source.

This tool is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a substitute for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, or any other government agency. No warranty is made as to the accuracy, completeness, or currency of any finding.

Use of this report for import, procurement, sanctions-compliance, or investment decisions is at the user's own risk. Anyone with compliance obligations under UFLPA, OFAC, or CPSC regulations should consult qualified legal counsel before making a transactional decision.

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