U.S. to Ban Goods from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Highlights
Effective June 21, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will presume that all goods mined, produced or manufactured wholly or in part from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are the result of forced labor and will prohibit entry into the U.S.
By Jan. 22, 2022, the Forced Labor Task Force must solicit comments from importers addressing the evidence needed to disprove that goods have been made with forced labor
The import ban will remain in effect until Dec. 23, 2029, or until the U.S. certifies human rights abuses have ended in Xinjiang
On Dec. 23, 2021, President Biden signed a new law – the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act – that imposes an import ban on goods “mined, produced or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor” from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region (XUAR). The import ban is effective on June 21, 2022, (which is 180 days after the bill was signed into law) and will remain in effect for eight years or until the U.S. president certifies that China has ended human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
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