Chinese Steel, Aspartame Makers Added to UFLPA Entity List
The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force is adding two more companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List, DHS said in a notice released Oct. 2. Two companies based in China, steelmaker Baowu Group Xinjiang Bayi Iron and…
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Steel Co., Ltd. and aspartame producer Changzhou Guanghui Food Ingredients Co., Ltd., are believed to be using labor transfers or sourcing materials from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, respectively. Under UFLPA, CBP applies a rebuttable presumption that goods mined, produced or manufactured by entities on the UFLPA Entity List are made with forced labor and prohibited from importation. The listings, which bring the list to a total of 75 companies, take effect Oct. 3.