Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) is a United States federal law (Public Law No. 117-78) enacted to prevent goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of China from entering the U.S. market. The Act was signed into law on December 23, 2021, by President Joe Biden, in response to allegations of systemic human rights violations and the use of forced labor against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the region. The UFLPA's core mechanism, which became effective on June 21, 2022, is the rebuttable presumption. This provision presumes that any goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the XUAR, or by an entity on the UFLPA Entity List, are made with forced labor and are therefore prohibited from importation into the United States. To overcome this prohibition, importers must provide "clear and convincing evidence" to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that the goods were not produced with forced labor. The UFLPA builds upon Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which generally prohibits the importation of goods made with forced labor. Enforcement is overseen by the multi-agency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), chaired by the Department of Homeland Security. While the Act itself has not been replaced, its enforcement has intensified, with the UFLPA Entity List being regularly expanded, including a significant addition of 43 entities in July 2026.