DHS Adds 43 Companies to UFLPA Entity List — Largest Single Expansion

On July 31, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security announced the addition of 43 companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) entity list, representing a 30% increase and the largest single expansion since the list's inception. The revised list was published in the Federal Register on August 3, and US Customs and Border Protection immediately applied the rebuttable presumption to goods produced by newly listed entities. Companies with supply chains touching the Xinjiang region — directly or through upstream suppliers — must now be prepared to demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that any goods imported are not produced with forced labor. For counsel advising importers, retailers, and manufacturers, the UFLPA expansion creates an immediate customs compliance gap that supply-chain mapping, traceability systems, and supplier-level documentation protocols need to close before goods arrive at US ports.