What is the UFLPA Strategy?

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) was enacted to strengthen the existing prohibition against the importation of goods made wholly or in part with forced labor into the United States and to end the systematic use of forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang).  

Among its mandates, the UFLPA charged the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), chaired by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to develop a strategy for supporting the enforcement of Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. § 1307) to prevent the importation into the United States of goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).  

This strategy incorporates input from various public and private-sector stakeholders. In addition, it includes significant contributions from FLETF members and observers and considers public comments received through the FLETF’s Federal Register request for information and the UFLPA public hearing.

The UFLPA this strategy includes the following:  

• A comprehensive assessment of the risk of importing goods mined, produced, or manufactured, wholly or in part, with forced labor in the PRC;  
• An evaluation and description of forced-labor schemes, UFLPA-required lists (including the UFLPA Entity List), UFLPA-required plans, and high-priority sectors for enforcement;  
• Recommendations for efforts, initiatives, tools, and technologies to accurately identify and trace affected goods;  
• A description of how U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to enhance its use of legal authorities and tools to prevent the entry of goods at U.S. ports in violation of 19 U.S.C. § 1307;  
• A description of additional resources necessary to ensure no goods made with forced labor enter U.S. ports;  

• Guidance to importers; and  
• A plan to coordinate and collaborate with appropriate nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and private-sector entities.  

What is the U.S. Government doing to keep the UFLPA Strategy current?

The UFLPA tasked the FLETF to produce a plan to coordinate with appropriate nongovernmental organizations and private-sector entities to implement and update the strategy. The FLETF will leverage member and observer agencies’ existing partnerships and UFLPA-specific engagements to keep the system updated.  

What are the high-priority sectors in the UFLPA Strategy?

The UFLPA specifically identifies cotton, tomatoes, and polysilicon as high-priority sectors. In addition, the FLETF recommends due diligence efforts in tracing supply chains, and specific guidance relating to these three high-priority sectors can be found in CBP’s Operational Guidance for Importers.  

The UFLPA Strategy also identifies raw materials used to make aluminum alloys, silicones, and polysilicon, as high-priority sectors for enforcement.  

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