Executive Summary

Last week, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (“FLETF”) added 43 entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) Entity List and made technical name updates to two existing entities.[1] This is the first update to the Entity List since President Trump took office and is the single largest expansion since the UFLPA’s enactment. Together with recent guidance from U.S. enforcement agencies, the expansion suggests that importers may face increased UFLPA and forced labor enforcement risks.

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