The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), chaired by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, published its Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) enforcement strategy on June 17, 2022. We provide a useful overview of the FLETF’s enforcement strategy and pinpoint key takeaways for importers in our alert on reedsmith.com.
How should you prepare for enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act?
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) creates a rebuttable presumption that goods mined, produced, or manufactured in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China are made with forced labor, where goods designated as such will be subject to an import ban into the U.S.
In response, the Forced Labor Enforcement…