DHS Adds 43 Companies to UFLPA Entity List — Largest Expansion in History

On July 31, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security announced the addition of 43 companies to the UFLPA Entity List — the largest single expansion since the Act's implementation in 2022, bringing the total to 187 entities (a 30% increase). The expansion was described by the Trump administration as the first Entity List expansion under the new administration's forced-labor enforcement posture and signals continued bipartisan commitment to UFLPA enforcement regardless of broader trade policy dynamics. Earlier in July, US Customs and Border Protection published new consolidated forced-labor enforcement guidance replacing its 2022 UFLPA-only guidance — covering all three principal forced-labor import restriction authorities and providing importers with detailed documentation requirements. Foley Lardner analysis characterized the CBP guidance as essential reading for any multinational with China supply chain exposure. The dual pressure of the UFLPA expansion and the approaching EU Forced Labour Regulation deadline means supply-chain due diligence has become a simultaneous US-EU compliance obligation for the first time.