UFLPA Entity List Expands, 26 Textile Companies Added

On May 16, the Department of Homeland Security announced that 26 textile companies would be added to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List, marking the largest one-time expansion of the list since the law went into effect.

The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, chaired by the Department of Homeland Security, has so far added 65 entities to the UFLPA Entity List, reaching into the apparel, agriculture, polysilicon, plastics, chemicals, batteries, electronics, and food additives sectors, among others.

The 26 entities added to the UFLPA Entity List include cotton traders and warehouse facilities within China, the majority of which operate outside of Xinjiang.