February 6, 2023
ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THE UYGHUR FORCED LABOR PREVENTION ACT (UFLPA)?
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Trade User Information Notice announcing their plans to deploy the UFLPA initiative on March 18, 2023. This will provide early notification to brokers and importers of goods that may have been produced in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, known as either Xinjiang or XUAR. These goods may be excluded from importation into the United States.
This initiative establishes a rebuttable presumption that all goods, wares, articles, and merchandise, mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the XUAR region or by entities identified by the US government on a UFLPA entities list, are prohibited from entry into the United States.
What will change for trade users?
The UFLPA Region Alert will add three new validations to ACE in specific applications. The validations will be:
This initiative establishes a rebuttable presumption that all goods, wares, articles, and merchandise, mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the XUAR region or by entities identified by the US government on a UFLPA entities list, are prohibited from entry into the United States.
What will change for trade users?
The UFLPA Region Alert will add three new validations to ACE in specific applications. The validations will be:
- Postal code will be a required field.
- Users will receive an error message if the postal code provided is not a valid Chinese postal code.
- Users will receive a warning message when a XUAR region postal code is provided.
This enhancement will provide the ability to update an existing MID with a postal code.
CBP is urging importers to be proactive and closely review their supply chains to ensure any goods or materials are not sourced from XUAR. We strongly suggest that importers identify China postal codes for China MIDs and China origin imports and advise suppliers to include the postal code on your commercial documents.
Please contact us if you have any questions about this or any other trade matter.
CBP is urging importers to be proactive and closely review their supply chains to ensure any goods or materials are not sourced from XUAR. We strongly suggest that importers identify China postal codes for China MIDs and China origin imports and advise suppliers to include the postal code on your commercial documents.
Please contact us if you have any questions about this or any other trade matter.
