Under the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA), US Customs has already impounded shipments of clothing, footwear, and textiles valued at more than US $ 13 million.
A new UFLPA dashboard that clarifies how the rule is being applied shows that the agency has halted 678 shipments of textiles since the regulation took effect in June.
Around 43 per cent of the textile shipments that were detained were refused entry, 23 per cent have been released, and the remaining cargoes are still waiting. China made up more than half of these shipments, but US Customs has also been focusing on other nations. 40 per cent of these cargoes, or two-fifths, came from Vietnam. Clothing comprises a majority of UFLPA detainments.
The updated figures demonstrate US Customs’ dedication to upholding the rule, which prohibits the importation of items made entirely or in part in China’s Xinjiang region on the grounds that such commodities were likely made using forced labour. The agency is under increasing pressure from the US Congress to crack down more firmly on forced labour, which might result in more people being detained and cargoes being refused.
