The UFLPA Entity List is a consolidated register maintained by the U.S. Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), chaired by the Department of Homeland Security, under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), signed by President Biden on 23 December 2021 and effective 21 June 2022.
The statute creates a rebuttable presumption that any good "mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part" in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), or by entities on the list, is made with forced labor and is therefore prohibited from entry into the United States under Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1307). U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detains such shipments at the port of entry; importers must produce "clear and convincing evidence" to overcome the presumption.
The list aggregates four sub-lists mandated by UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B):
- Entities in Xinjiang that mine, produce, or manufacture goods with forced labor.
- Entities working with the Xinjiang government to recruit, transport, or receive Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, or other persecuted-group labor out of Xinjiang.
- Entities whose goods are made wholly or in part by such labor and are imported into the U.S.
- Facilities and entities sourcing material from Xinjiang or from listed persons for "poverty alleviation" or "pairing-assistance" programs.
Initial listings in June 2022 named companies including Hetian Haolin Hair Accessories, Hefei Bitland Information Technology, Hoshine Silicon Industry, and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). The FLETF has steadily expanded the roster, with high-profile 2023–2024 additions across the cotton, polysilicon, tomato, lithium-ion battery, aluminum, and seafood supply chains. Removal requires petitioning the FLETF and demonstrating the entity no longer meets listing criteria.
The list is the operational core of UFLPA enforcement and a primary compliance reference for importers conducting supply-chain due diligence.
Example
In June 2024, the FLETF added three Chinese seafood, aluminum, and footwear companies to the UFLPA Entity List, bringing the total to roughly 70 listed firms and triggering CBP detention of their shipments at U.S. ports.
Frequently asked questions
The BIS Entity List, run by the Commerce Department, restricts U.S. exports to listed foreign parties for national-security reasons. The UFLPA Entity List, run by DHS/FLETF, blocks imports into the U.S. from listed parties on forced-labor grounds. The two lists overlap on some Chinese firms but serve opposite trade-flow purposes.
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