UFLPA Forced Labor List Grows to 107

On November 22, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security announced the addition of 29 Chinese entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, bringing the total number of entities on the UFLPA Entity List to 107.

Effective November 25, 2024, goods from the following entities will be prohibited from entering the United States:

• Tianjin Tianwei Food Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Tianjin Sanhe Fruit and Vegetable Co., Ltd.) 
• Xinjiang Zhonghe Co., Ltd., (also known as Xinjiang Joinworld Co., Ltd)
• Xinjiang Nonferrous Metals Industry Group Co., Ltd. and three of its subsidiaries: Western Gold Co., Ltd., Western Gold Karamay Hatu Gold Mine Co., Ltd. and Western Gold Hami Gold Mine Co., Ltd. 
• Anhui Yaozhiyuan Biotechnology Development Co., Ltd. (also known as Anhui Yaozhiyuan Chinese Herbal Medicine Co., Ltd.; Anhui Yaozhiyuan Chinese Medicinal Materials Co., Ltd.; and Anhui Yaozhiyuan Biological Technology Development Co., Ltd.) 
• Annan Canned Food Co., Ltd. (also known as Nanling County Annan Canned Food Co., Ltd.) 
• Dalian Sunspeed Foods Co., Ltd. (also known as Dalian Shengchi International Trade Co., Ltd.) 
• Gansu Yasheng International Trading Co., Ltd. (also known as Gansu Yasheng International Trade Co., Ltd.; and Yasheng International Trade; and formerly known as Gansu Yasheng International Trade Group Co., Ltd.) 
• Hangzhou Union Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (also known as Hangzhou Youer Biotechnology Co., Ltd.; Youer Biotech; and Union Biotech) 
• Hebei Suguo International Trade Co., Ltd. (also known as Suguo International) 
• Hebei Tomato Industry Co., Ltd. (also known as Hebei Temeite Industrial Group Co., Ltd.; and formerly known as Hebei Temeite International Trade Co., Ltd.) 
• Hunan Nanmo Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (also known as Hunan Nanmomo Technology Co., Ltd.) 
• Inner Mongolia Qileyuan Food Co., Ltd. 
• Inner Mongolia Xuanda Food Co., Ltd. (also known as Xuanda Food; and formerly known as Wuyuan County Xuanda Cereals, Oils and Foods Co., Ltd.) 
• Jinan Haihong International Trade Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Jinan Haifang Trading Co., Ltd.) 
• Jining Pengjie Trading Co., Ltd. 
• Junan Jinsheng Import & Export Co., Ltd. (also known as Junan County Jinsheng Import and Export Co., Ltd.) 
• Kingherbs Limited (also known as Changsha Jincao Biotechnology Co., Ltd.) 
• Qingdao Vital Nutraceutical Ingredients BioScience Co., Ltd. (also known as Qingdao Weiyikang Biotechnology Co., Ltd.) 
• Shanghai JUMP Machinery & Technology Co., Ltd. (also known as Shanghai Jiapai Machinery Technology Co., Ltd.; and formerly known as Shanghai Chituma Food Machinery Technology Co., Ltd.) 
• Sichuan Yuan’an Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (also known as Sichuan Yuanan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) 
• Taiyuan Weishan International Economic Business Co., Ltd. (also known as Taiyuan Weishan International Trade Co., Ltd.) 
• The TNN Development Limited (also known as Dehui (Dalian) International Trade Co., Ltd.) 
• Tianjin Dunhe International Trade Co., Ltd. (also known as Dunhe Foods) 
• Tianjin Kunyu International Co., Ltd. (also known as China Kunyu Industrial Co., Ltd.) 
• Weifang Alice Food Co., Ltd. 
• Zhangzhou Hang Fat Import & Export Co., Ltd. (also known as ZhangzhouHengfa Import and Export Co., Ltd.) 

Background

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) prohibits the importation of goods into the United States manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in China, especially from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).

The UFLPA Entity List is a list of entities that have been identified by the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) that meet the criteria of one of the four following sub-lists of the UFLPA Act.

• Section 2(d)(2)(B)(i) – A list of entities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region that mine, produce, or manufacture wholly or in part any goods, wares, articles and merchandise with forced labor.
• Section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii) – A list of entities working with the government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or receive forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
• Section 2(d)(2)(B)(iv) – A list of entities that exported products described in clause (iii) from the People’s Republic of China into the United States; clause (iii) includes products mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by list (i) or (ii) entities.
• Section 2(d)(2)(B)(v) – A list of facilities and entities, including the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, that source material from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or from persons working with the government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps for purposes of the ‘‘poverty alleviation’’ program or the ‘‘pairing-assistance’’ program or any other government-labor scheme that uses forced labor.

For additional information

DHS Will Now Restrict Goods from Over 100 PRC-Based Companies from Entering the United States Due to Forced Labor Practices | Homeland Security

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act webpage

UFLPA Entity List