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UFLPA Compliance: A Guide for Importers and Supply Chain Companies
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) entered into force in June 2022 and places significant restrictions on US imports from China. In addition to a blanket ban on products from Xinjiang, importers must comply with the new UFLPA Entity List banning imports from listed entities, regardless of where goods are manufactured.
Supply Chain Compliance
Supply chain compliance refers to policies and procedures to ensure that a company’s suppliers and vendors are not subject to sanctions, export controls or other restrictions imposed by national laws. Violations of relevant restrictions can occur at any point in the supply chain, including the sourcing of raw materials, production, transportation or distribution of goods.
Export Control Tracker Fourth Edition: November 2021
Commerce announced the addition of 31 entries to the Entities List in November, including eight firms in China involved in the development or acquisition of quantum computing capabilities and 16 China- and Pakistan-based entities involved in Islamabad’s nuclear program. BIS additionally reached an agreement with a US-based firm over unauthorized exports to Huawei in the bureau’s first enforcement action since the 2019 adoption of export controls against the Chinese tech firm.