Forced labor is
an egregious human rights abuse that traps approximately 25 million people
around the world in violent, unjust and abusive working conditions.
It hurts vulnerable workers, undermines the competitiveness of U.S.
businesses, and exposes American consumers to purchasing unethically-sourced goods.
U.S. federal law prohibits the importation of merchandise mined,
produced or manufactured wholly or in part by forced labor.
The Uyhgur Forced Labor Prevention Act reinforces this prohibition of goods
made with forced labor, established in the Tariff Act of 1930.
This law establishes a rebuttable presumption
that any good produced in whole or in part in China's
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) or entities identified on the Forced
Labor Enforcement Task Force's entities list is made using forced labor.
CBP will determine exceptions to the rebuttable presumption
where the importer has: complied with importer guidance set forth
in the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force's Strategy report;
completely and substantively responded to all inquiries by CBP.
CBP must
also determine by clear and convincing evidence
that the good is not produced wholly or in part by forced labor.