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Pressure for Stricter UFLPA Enforcement as US Customs Detains Over $1 Billion in Goods

China Market Intelligence USCBC Staff

Key Takeaways

  • In its first nine months of implementation, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) used the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) to detain 3,588 shipments worth over $1 billion.
  • Congress is pushing CBP to increase reporting on released goods, expand its blacklist of companies using forced labor, crack down on transshipment, and enforce against de minimis shipments.
  • NGO and academic reports also put pressure on CBP to enforce against certain companies or products.

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