U.S. adds 43 Chinese firms to Uyghur Forced Labor import blacklist

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has placed 43 Chinese companies on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, raising the total number of listed entities to 187. The expansion, the largest since the law took effect, will take effect on August 1, when U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will block imports of goods from these firms unless importers can prove the products are not made with forced labor. The newly listed firms operate in sectors such as aluminum, cotton, copper, textiles, polysilicon for solar panels and critical minerals. Since the UFLPA was enacted in December 2021, CBP has reviewed shipments worth nearly $3.7 billion, and the latest ban is expected to increase compliance costs for companies that rely on these supply chains. Analysts note that the move could affect the cost and availability of solar panels for U.S. Bitcoin mining operations and raise broader concerns for manufacturers of hardware that depend on rare‑earth minerals.