U.S. Will Start To Ban Import of Xinjiang Goods From June 21

U.S. customs officials said on June 1 that the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) will be implemented from the 21st of this month, prohibiting imported goods from Communist China’s Xinjiang region. Officials added that the requirement for bill’s immunity would be extremely stringent. The U.S. government has determined the Chinese Communist Party(CCP) authorities have committed forced labor and genocide against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.

U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) in December last year to protect the U.S. market from products involving human rights violations in Xinjiang. The law prohibits the import of all goods from Xinjiang made by the CCP-forced laborers consisting of the local Uighurs and other Muslims.

Elva Muneton, the acting executive director of Customs and Border Protection’s Task Force on Enforcement of the Act, said U.S. Customs is ready to implement the bill on June 21. She added that importers could opt for an exemption for proscribed goods to be exported back to the country of origin. Any application for exemption must provide relevant documentation with clear and convincing evidence that the supply chain of the imported products does not involve forced labor. Ultimately, the Customs and Border Protection commissioner approved and reported to Congress. She stressed that Customs and Border Protection agency would impose penalties on importers. The law on prevention of forced Uighurs Labour will affect nearly 120 billion Chinese good exports. Xinjiang is a major cotton production site and also provides materials for most of the world’s solar panels.