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

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.