U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released on April 12 its latest enforcement statistics on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), detailing the total number of shipments inspected, the top industries targeted, and the countries from which the goods originated.
The new data shows the agency’s increased enforcement targeting products suspected of originating in Xinjiang or goods produced using forced labor in China.
From January through March, CBP detained about 1,500 shipments valued at roughly $830 million. This is a 45 percent increase in the number of shipments detained compared to the same period last year.
Of those shipments detained this past quarter, 828 are pending inspection, while 465 were released and 221 were denied entry. The pending shipments are valued at about $428 million.
The electronics sector had the highest number of shipments inspected, accounting for about 65 percent of shipments investigated. The data also shows that the shipments detained from Malaysia and Thailand for inspection were all electronics products.
The new data shows the agency’s increased enforcement targeting products suspected of originating in Xinjiang or goods produced using forced labor in China.
From January through March, CBP detained about 1,500 shipments valued at roughly $830 million. This is a 45 percent increase in the number of shipments detained compared to the same period last year.
Of those shipments detained this past quarter, 828 are pending inspection, while 465 were released and 221 were denied entry. The pending shipments are valued at about $428 million.
The electronics sector had the highest number of shipments inspected, accounting for about 65 percent of shipments investigated. The data also shows that the shipments detained from Malaysia and Thailand for inspection were all electronics products.
CBP latest statistics
Apparel, footwear, and textiles constituted the second largest sector inspected – about 14 percent of shipments investigated – followed by industrial and manufacturing materials – nearly 7 percent of shipments investigated.
During the same period last year, electronics also had the highest number of shipments investigated, accounting for 31 percent of shipments inspected. The industrial and manufacturing materials sector closely followed at 30 percent, while apparel, footwear, and textiles accounted for about 17 percent.
Among the industries targeted by CBP from January through March, the industrial and manufacturing materials sector saw the highest denial rate, with 59 percent of shipments rejected.
Notably, within the apparel, footwear, and textiles sector, detained shipments originating from the Philippines had the highest total monetary value (about $3 million), followed by Nicaragua (about $1.8 million).
The emergence of the Philippines and Nicaragua as origin countries for products being detained and denied by CBP under the UFLPA is a noteworthy development. In the previous two years, China and Vietnam traditionally served as the main countries where detained products in this industry originated from.
During the same period last year, electronics also had the highest number of shipments investigated, accounting for 31 percent of shipments inspected. The industrial and manufacturing materials sector closely followed at 30 percent, while apparel, footwear, and textiles accounted for about 17 percent.
Among the industries targeted by CBP from January through March, the industrial and manufacturing materials sector saw the highest denial rate, with 59 percent of shipments rejected.
Notably, within the apparel, footwear, and textiles sector, detained shipments originating from the Philippines had the highest total monetary value (about $3 million), followed by Nicaragua (about $1.8 million).
The emergence of the Philippines and Nicaragua as origin countries for products being detained and denied by CBP under the UFLPA is a noteworthy development. In the previous two years, China and Vietnam traditionally served as the main countries where detained products in this industry originated from.
