Foreign Adversaries Threaten Critical U.S. Manufacturing Sectors

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July 10, 2024

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What is the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act?

On the surface, total imports from the XUAR make up a small percentage of direct imports to the United States. But the XUAR region supplies a significant amount of raw materials that are integrated into Chinese products or transshipped through other countries. These raw materials are then integrated into parts and components across critical infrastructure, like the Defense Industrial Base, and the private sector. This means that the volume of goods and materials covered by the UFLPA is staggering and will impact many industries, especially apparel.

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) took effect in the United States on June 21, 2022 to prohibit importation of goods into the United States that were produced by forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of China. In Xinjiang, human rights organizations allege that over one million Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups have been subjected to forced labor and genocide. To prevent the potential importation of goods produced by forced labor, the entire region is included in the act, and companies are responsible for ensuring that their entire supply chain is in compliance.

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