Task Force Solicits Comments On Implementation Of Import Ban On Forced-Labor Goods From China

Yesterday, the US Department of Homeland Security, on behalf of the interagency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (Task Force), published a Notice in the Federal Register that seeks public comment on the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which was passed with bipartisan support and signed into law last month. The UFLPA is a novel statute that will restrict certain imports from China, based on concerns related to forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) and elsewhere in China. The UFLPA will require US and global companies to introduce new due diligence measures to ensure supply chain integrity and uninterrupted trade flows, to the extent that their supply chains run through China.