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ARTICLE · 31 JANUARY 2022

Establishing Rules Of The Road – DHS Soliciting Comments To Support UFLPA Implementation

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On January 24, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began soliciting comments on a strategy to ensure goods alleged to have been made with forced labor are not imported into the United States...

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Sarah K. Rathke
Sarah K. Rathke
Ludmilla L. Kasulke
Ludmilla L. Kasulke

On January 24, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began  soliciting comments on a strategy to ensure goods alleged to have been made with forced labor are not imported into the United States from China, including the Xinjiang region.  The comment window reflects the first major requirement of a law passed by Congress addressing forced labor risks in these supply chains, known as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA, Pub. L. 117-78).  Over the coming months, administration officials will craft a strategy to implement UFLPA's new rebuttable presumption that all goods originating from Xinjiang violate the import ban. Importers must be prepared to face this increased scrutiny of these supply chains.

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