President Biden signed this bill into law in December 2021 and it went into effect in June 2022. It prevents goods, including apparel, footwear and textiles, made with forced labor manufactured in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of China from entering into the United States.
Key Aspects
Requires brands to map Tier 1–n suppliers for cotton, yarn, fabric, trims and finished goods linked to Xinjiang or listed entities.
Tier 1: finished product manufacturing, Tier 2: material manufacturing, Tier 3: yarn and dyeing, Tier 4/Tier n: raw material origin or furthest upstream origin points.
Requires brands to maintain traceability dossiers in case cargo is detained.
Latest Update
In July 2026, the United States added 43 Chinese companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List—the largest single expansion to date. In response, China barred domestic organizations and individuals from working with six US entities which support cotton tracing, supply chain mapping, labor risk assessment and human rights work. The entities are: Applied DNA Sciences, Altana Technologies, Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), Verité Group, Stratum Reservoir and Human Rights in China.
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