Inside Trade

September 9, 2024

DHS adds Chinese construction, minerals companies to UFLPA entity list

By Hannah Monicken  / August 8, 2024 at 3:59 PM
The Homeland Security Department has added five Chinese companies from the construction and minerals sectors to its list of entities barred from importing products into the U.S. due to their alleged use of forced labor in China. The entity list was established under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which was signed into law in late 2021. Since June 2022, DHS has periodically updated the list amid a push from lawmakers and some business groups to improve UFLPA enforcement, including...

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