Thomas M. Beline

Sep 28, 2023 | mondaq.com | Gillian V. Rice |Alexandra Hess |Thomas M. Beline

Today the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force ("FLETF") published an update to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ("UFLPA") Entity List. The UFLPA originally went into effect June 21, 2022, and established a rebuttable presumption that all merchandise coming from the Xinjiang region of China ("XUAR") is a product of forced labor. The UFLPA captures all upstream and downstream merchandise coming from the XUAR and does not include a de minimis provision.

Jun 30, 2023 | mondaq.com | Gillian V. Rice |Thomas M. Beline

A YEAR LATER: CONTINUED FOCUS BY CBP AND CONGRESS TO COMBAT FORCED LABOR The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ("UFLPA") went into effect June 21, 2022, and established a rebuttable presumption that all merchandise coming from the Xinjiang region of China ("XUAR") is a product of forced labor. The UFLPA captures all upstream and downstream merchandise coming from the XUAR and established a UFLPA Entity List.