In a press release on June 23, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a statement on the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). According to the statement, “CBP has stopped nearly 4,300 shipments subject to UFLPA review or enforcement actions valued at over $1.3 billion, added new requirements and increased benefits for Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism [CTPAT] members.”

CBP will continue to work with other government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and trade associations to support the implementation of UFLPA. CBP maintains a dashboard on UFLPA enforcement efforts, which can be found here:

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/trade/uyghur-forced-labor-prevention-act-statistics

The press release can be found here:

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-continues-set-global-standard-fight-against-forced-labor-one

More information on UFLPA can be found here:

https://www.cbp.gov/trade/forced-labor/UFLPA

CBP’s forced labor resources can be found here:

https://www.cbp.gov/trade/forced-labor/withhold-release-orders-and-findings

More information on forced labor can be found on our website here:

https://www.expeditors.com/services/customs-compliance/forced-labor-enforcement-actions