A bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide more information to Congress about why many products made in Xinjiang are still reaching U.S. shores.
Leading members of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China, including Chair Christopher Smith , sent a letter addressed to Robert Silver, the chair of the Department of Homeland Security's Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, stating that Congress "lacks sufficient information and transparency to accurately assess" whether implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act "comports with congressional intent.
UFLPA requires that CBP report to Congress when shipments from Xinjiang are approved to enter the U.S.The lawmakers have "learned that nearly 300 cargo shipments were stopped and later released because the importer claimed — and CBP accepted — that the UFLPA didn’t apply. The goods released included items from high-risk sectors with significant ties to the XUAR [Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] and labor transfer programs.
"While we appreciate the difficulty and scope of enforcing UFLPA, we seek greater transparency about this review process and more clarity why goods stopped based on evidence of a link to the XUAR or labor transfer programs outside the XUAR are being cleared without congressional or public reporting.""Forced labor is a scourge that violates human rights, undermines the rule of law, endangers consumers, and harms American workers and businesses.
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