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ARTICLE · 22 JUNE 2022

CBP Releases Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Guidance

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The UFLPA became law on December 23, 2021.

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June 21, 2022 – On June 13 and June 17, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") released importer guidance to assist the trade community in preparing for the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ("UFLPA") , which goes into effect on June 21, 2022. In particular, on June 13, 2022, CBP released its Operational Guidance for Importers ("Operational Guidance"), and on June 17, 2022, released its Strategy to Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined, Produced, or Manufactured with Forced Labor in the People's Republic of China ("UFLPA Strategy").

The UFLPA became law on December 23, 2021. The UFLPA establishes a rebuttable presumption that the importation of any goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China ("Xinjiang"), or produced by certain entities, is prohibited by Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and that such goods,

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