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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
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Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced
Labor Prevention Act Entity List
Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), as the Chair
of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task
Force (FLETF), announces the
publication and availability of the
updated Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, a
consolidated register of the four lists
required to be developed and
maintained pursuant to the UFLPA, on
the DHS UFLPA website. The updated
UFLPA Entity List is also published as
an appendix to this notice. This update
adds three entities to the UFLPA Entity
List, as entities working with the
government of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region to recruit,
transport, transfer, harbor or receive
forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs,
Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted
groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region. Details related to
the process for revising the UFLPA
Entity List are included in this Federal
Register notice.
DATES: This notice announces the
publication and availability of the
UFLPA Entity List updated as of June
12, 2024, included as an appendix to
this notice.
ADDRESSES: Persons seeking additional
information on the UFLPA Entity List
should email the FLETF at
FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@hq.dhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LeRoy Potts, Director, Entity List Office,
Trade and Economic Security, Office of
Strategy, Policy, and Plans, DHS. Phone:
(202) 891–2331, Email:
FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@hq.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), on behalf of the Forced Labor
Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), is
announcing the publication of the
updated UFLPA Entity List, a
consolidated register of the four lists
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required to be developed and
maintained pursuant to section
2(d)(2)(B) of the Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act (Pub. L. 117–78)
(UFLPA), to https://www.dhs.gov/uflpaentity-list. The UFLPA Entity List is
available as an appendix to this notice.
This update adds three entities to the
section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii) list of the UFLPA,
which identifies entities working with
the government of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region to recruit,
transport, transfer, harbor or receive
forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs,
Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted
groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region. Future revisions to
the UFLPA Entity List, which may
include additions, removals or technical
corrections, will be published to https://
www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entitylist and in the
appendices of future Federal Register
notices. See appendix 1.
Beginning on June 21, 2022, the
UFLPA requires the Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to
apply a rebuttable presumption that
goods mined, produced, or
manufactured by entities on the UFLPA
Entity List are made with forced labor,
and therefore, prohibited from
importation into the United States
under 19 U.S.C. 1307. See section 3(a)
of the UFLPA. As the FLETF revises the
UFLPA Entity List, including by making
additions, removals, or technical
corrections, DHS, on its behalf, will post
such revisions to the DHS UFLPA
website (https://www.dhs.gov/uflpaentity-list) and also publish the revised
UFLPA Entity List as an appendix to a
Federal Register notice.
Order 13923 (May 15, 2020). In
addition, the FLETF includes six
observer agencies: the Departments of
Energy and Agriculture, the U.S. Agency
for International Development, the
National Security Council, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Homeland Security Investigations.
B. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention
Act: Preventing Goods Made With
Forced Labor in the People’s Republic
of China From Being Imported Into the
United States
The UFLPA requires, among other
things, that the FLETF, in consultation
with the Secretary of Commerce and the
Director of National Intelligence,
develop a strategy (UFLPA section 2(c))
for supporting enforcement of section
307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, to prevent
the importation into the United States of
goods, wares, articles, and merchandise
mined, produced, or manufactured
wholly or in part with forced labor in
the People’s Republic of China. As
required by the UFLPA, the Strategy to
Prevent the Importation of Goods
Mined, Produced, or Manufactured with
Forced Labor in the People’s Republic of
China, which was published on the DHS
website on June 17, 2022 (see https://
www.dhs.gov/uflpa-strategy), includes
the initial UFLPA Entity List, a
consolidated register of the four lists
required to be developed and
maintained pursuant to the UFLPA. See
UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B).
C. UFLPA Entity List
The UFLPA Entity List addresses
distinct requirements set forth in
Background
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of section
2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA that the FLETF
A. The Forced Labor Enforcement Task
identify and publish the following four
Force
lists:
Section 741 of the United States(1) a list of entities in the Xinjiang
Mexico-Canada Agreement
Uyghur Autonomous Region that mine,
Implementation Act established the
produce, or manufacture wholly or in
FLETF to monitor United States
part any goods, wares, articles, and
enforcement of the prohibition under
merchandise with forced labor;
section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
(2) a list of entities working with the
amended (19 U.S.C. 1307). See 19 U.S.C.
government of the Xinjiang Uyghur
4681. Pursuant to DHS Delegation Order
Autonomous Region to recruit,
No. 23034, the DHS Under Secretary for
transport, transfer, harbor or receive
Strategy, Policy, and Plans serves as
forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs,
Chair of the FLETF, an interagency task
Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted
force that includes the Department of
groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Homeland Security, the Office of the
Autonomous Region;
U.S. Trade Representative, and the
(3) a list of entities that exported
Departments of Labor, State, Justice, the products made by entities in lists 1 and
Treasury, and Commerce (member
2 from the People’s Republic of China
agencies).1 See 19 U.S.C. 4681; Executive into the United States; and
(4) a list of facilities and entities,
1 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as
including the Xinjiang Production and
the FLETF Chair, has the authority to invite
representatives from other executive departments
and agencies, as appropriate. See Executive Order
13923 (May 15, 2020). The U.S. Department of
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Construction Corps, that source material
from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region or from persons working with
the government of Xinjiang or the
Xinjiang Production and Construction
Corps for purposes of the ‘‘poverty
alleviation’’ program or the ‘‘pairingassistance’’ program or any other
government-labor scheme that uses
forced labor.
The UFLPA Entity List is a
consolidated register of the above four
lists. In accordance with section 3(e) of
the UFLPA, effective June 21, 2022,
entities on the UFLPA Entity List (listed
entities) are subject to the UFLPA’s
rebuttable presumption that products
they produce, wholly or in part, are
prohibited from entry into the United
States under 19 U.S.C. 1307. The
UFLPA Entity List is described in
appendix 1 to this notice. The UFLPA
Entity List should not be interpreted as
an exhaustive list of entities engaged in
the practices described in clauses (i),
(ii), (iv), or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of
the UFLPA.
Revisions to the UFLPA Entity List,
including all additions, removals, and
technical corrections, will be published
on the DHS UFLPA website (https://
www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list) and as an
appendix to a notice that will be
published in the Federal Register. See
appendix 1. The FLETF will consider
future additions to, or removals from,
the UFLPA Entity List based on criteria
described in clauses (i), (ii), (iv), or (v)
of Section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Any
FLETF member agency may submit a
recommendation(s) to add, remove or
make technical corrections to an entry
on the UFLPA Entity List. FLETF
member agencies will review and vote
on revisions to the UFLPA Entity List
accordingly.
Additions to the Entity List
The FLETF will consider future
additions to the UFLPA Entity List
based on the criteria described in
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), or (v) of section
2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Any FLETF
member agency may submit a
recommendation to the FLETF Chair to
add an entity to the UFLPA Entity List.
Following review of the
recommendation by the FLETF member
agencies, the decision to add an entity
to the UFLPA Entity List will be made
by majority vote of the FLETF member
agencies.
Requests for Removal From the Entity
List
Any listed entity may submit a
request for removal (removal request)
from the UFLPA Entity List along with
supporting information to the FLETF
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Chair at FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@
hq.dhs.gov. In the removal request, the
entity (or its designated representative)
should provide information that
demonstrates that the entity no longer
meets or does not meet the criteria
described in the applicable clause ((i),
(ii), (iv), or (v)) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of
the UFLPA. The FLETF Chair will refer
all such removal requests and
supporting information to FLETF
member agencies. Upon receipt of the
removal request, the FLETF Chair or the
Chair’s designated representative may
contact the entity on behalf of the
FLETF regarding questions on the
removal request and may request
additional information. Following
review of the removal request by the
FLETF member agencies, the decision to
remove an entity from the UFLPA Entity
List will be made by majority vote of the
FLETF member agencies.
Listed entities may request a meeting
with the FLETF after submitting a
removal request in writing to the FLETF
Chair at FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@
hq.dhs.gov. Following its review of a
removal request, the FLETF may accept
the meeting request at the conclusion of
the review period and, if accepted, will
hold the meeting prior to voting on the
entity’s removal request. The FLETF
Chair will advise the entity in writing of
the FLETF’s decision on its removal
request. While the FLETF’s decision on
a removal request is not appealable, the
FLETF will consider new removal
requests if accompanied by new
information.
Robert Silvers,
Under Secretary, Office of Strategy, Policy,
and Plans, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security.
Appendix 1
This notice supersedes the UFLPA Entity
List published in the Federal Register on
May 17, 2024 (89 FR 43417). The UFLPA
Entity List as of June 12, 2024 is available in
this appendix and is published on https://
www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list. This update
adds three entities to the section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii)
list of the UFLPA, which identifies entities
working with the government of the Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region to recruit,
transport, transfer, harbor or receive forced
labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or
members of other persecuted groups out of
the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region:
• Dongguan Oasis Shoes Co., Ltd. (also
known as Dongguan Oasis Shoe Industry Co.
Ltd.; Dongguan Luzhou Shoes Co., Ltd.;
Dongguan Lvzhou Shoes Co., Ltd.)
• Shandong Meijia Group Co., Ltd. (also
known as Rizhao Meijia Group)
• Xinjiang Shenhuo Coal and Electricity
Co., Ltd.
Dongguan Oasis Shoes Co., Ltd. is an entity
headquartered in Guangdong Province,
China, that produces and manufactures shoe
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and shoe material products. The United
States Government has reasonable cause to
believe, based on specific and articulable
information, that Dongguan Oasis Shoes Co.,
Ltd. works with the government of Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region to recruit,
transport, transfer, harbor or receive Uyghurs,
Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other
persecuted groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region. The FLETF therefore
determined that the activities of Dongguan
Oasis Shoes Co., Ltd. satisfy the criteria for
addition to the UFLPA Entity List described
in section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii).
Shandong Meija Group Co., Ltd. is a
company based in Shandong Province,
China, that processes, sells, and exports
frozen seafood products, vegetables, quickfrozen convenience food, and other aquatic
foods. The United States Government has
reasonable cause to believe, based on specific
and articulable information, that Shandong
Meija Group Co., Ltd. works with the
government of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region to recruit, transport, transfer, harbor
or receive Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or
members of other persecuted groups out of
the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
The FLETF therefore determined that the
activities of Shandong Meija Group Co., Ltd.
satisfy the criteria for addition to the UFLPA
Entity List described in section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii).
Xinjiang Shenhuo Coal and Electricity Co.,
Ltd. is a company located in the Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region that produces
electrolytic aluminum, graphite carbon, and
prebaked anodes. The United States
Government has reasonable cause to believe,
based on specific and articulable
information, that Xinjiang Shenhuo Coal and
Electricity Co., Ltd. works with the
government of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region to recruit, transport, transfer, harbor
or receive Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or
members of other persecuted groups out of
the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
The FLETF therefore determined that the
activities of Xinjiang Shenhuo Coal and
Electricity Co., Ltd. satisfy the criteria for
addition to the UFLPA Entity List described
in section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii).
No technical corrections or removals are
being made to the UFLPA Entity List at this
time.
The UFLPA Entity List is a consolidated
register of the four lists that are required to
be developed and maintained pursuant to
section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Sixty-eight
entities that meet the criteria set forth in the
four required lists (see sections 2(d)(2)(B)(i),
(ii), (iv), and (v) of the UFLPA) are specified
on the UFLPA Entity List.
UFLPA Entity List June 12, 2024
UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B)(i) A list of Entities
in Xinjiang That Mine, Produce, or
Manufacture Wholly or in Part Any Goods,
Wares, Articles, and Merchandise With
Forced Labor
Baoding LYSZD Trade and Business Co., Ltd.
Changji Esquel Textile Co. Ltd. (and one
alias: Changji Yida Textile)
Hetian Haolin Hair Accessories Co. Ltd. (and
two aliases: Hotan Haolin Hair Accessories;
and Hollin Hair Accessories)
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Hetian Taida Apparel Co., Ltd (and one alias:
Hetian TEDA Garment)
Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co., Ltd
(including one alias: Hesheng Silicon
Industry (Shanshan) Co.) and subsidiaries
Xinjiang Daqo New Energy, Co. Ltd
(including three aliases: Xinjiang Great
New Energy Co., Ltd.; Xinjiang Daxin
Energy Co., Ltd.; and Xinjiang Daqin
Energy Co., Ltd.)
Xinjiang East Hope Nonferrous Metals Co.
Ltd. (including one alias: Xinjiang
Nonferrous)
Xinjiang GCL New Energy Material
Technology, Co. Ltd (including one alias:
Xinjiang GCL New Energy Materials
Technology Co.)
Xinjiang Junggar Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
(including three aliases: XPCC; Xinjiang
Corps; and Bingtuan) and its subordinate
and affiliated entities
UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii) A List of
Entities Working With the Government of
Xinjiang To Recruit, Transport, Transfer,
Harbor or Receive Forced Labor or Uyghurs,
Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or Members of Other
Persecuted Groups Out of Xinjiang
Aksu Huafu Textiles Co. (including two
aliases: Akesu Huafu and Aksu Huafu
Dyed Melange Yarn)
Anhui Xinya New Materials Co., Ltd.
(formerly known as Chaohu Youngor Color
Spinning Technology Co., Ltd.; and
Chaohu Xinya Color Spinning Technology
Co., Ltd.)
Camel Group Co., Ltd.
COFCO Sugar Holdings Co., Ltd.
Dongguan Oasis Shoes Co., Ltd. (also known
as Dongguan Oasis Shoe Industry Co. Ltd.;
Dongguan Luzhou Shoes Co., Ltd.; and
Dongguan Lvzhou Shoes Co., Ltd.)
Geehy Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
Hefei Bitland Information Technology Co.,
Ltd. (including three aliases: Anhui Hefei
Baolongda Information Technology; Hefei
Baolongda Information Technology Co.,
Ltd.; and Hefei Bitland Optoelectronic
Technology Co., Ltd.)
Hefei Meiling Co. Ltd. (including one alias:
Hefei Meiling Group Holdings Limited).
KTK Group (including three aliases: Jiangsu
Jinchuang Group; Jiangsu Jinchuang
Holding Group; and KTK Holding)
Lop County Hair Product Industrial Park
Lop County Meixin Hair Products Co., Ltd.
Nanjing Synergy Textiles Co., Ltd. (including
two aliases: Nanjing Xinyi Cotton Textile
Printing and Dyeing; and Nanjing Xinyi
Cotton Textile).
Ninestar Corporation
No. 4 Vocation Skills Education Training
Center (VSETC)
Shandong Meijia Group Co., Ltd. (also known
as Rizhao Meijia Group)
Sichuan Jingweida Technology Group Co.,
Ltd. (also known as Sichuan Mianyang
Jingweida Technology Co., Ltd. and JWD
Technology; and formerly known as
Mianyang High-tech Zone Jingweida
Technology Co., Ltd.)
Tanyuan Technology Co. Ltd. (including five
aliases: Carbon Yuan Technology;
Changzhou Carbon Yuan Technology
Development; Carbon Element Technology;
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Jiangsu Carbon Element Technology; and
Tanyuan Technology Development).
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
(XPCC) and its subordinate and affiliated
entities
Xinjiang Shenhuo Coal and Electricity Co.,
Ltd.
Xinjiang Tianmian Foundation Textile Co.,
Ltd.
Xinjiang Tianshan Wool Textile Co. Ltd.
Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. Ltd.
Xinjiang Zhongtai Group Co. Ltd
Zhuhai Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
Zhuhai G&G Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhuhai Ninestar Information Technology Co.
Ltd.
Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co., Ltd.
Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co. Ltd.
Zhuhai Pu-Tech Industrial Co., Ltd.
Zhuhai Seine Printing Technology Co., Ltd.
UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B)(iv) A List of
Entities That Exported Products Described in
Clause (iii) From the People’s Republic of
China Into the United States
Entities identified in sections (i) and (ii)
above may serve as both manufacturers and
exporters. The FLETF has not identified
additional exporters at this time but will
continue to investigate and gather
information about additional entities that
meet the specified criteria.
UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B)(v) A List of
Facilities and Entities, Including the
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps,
That Source Material From Xinjiang or From
Persons Working With the Government of
Xinjiang or the Xinjiang Production and
Construction Corps for Purposes of the
‘‘Poverty Alleviation’’ Program or the
‘‘Pairing-Assistance’’ Program or Any Other
Government Labor Scheme That Uses
Forced Labor
Baoding LYSZD Trade and Business Co., Ltd.
Binzhou Chinatex Yintai Industrial Co., Ltd.
Chenguang Biotech Group Co., Ltd.
Chenguang Biotechnology Group Yanqi Co.
Ltd.
China Cotton Group Henan Logistics Park
Co., Ltd., Xinye Branch
China Cotton Group Nangong Hongtai Cotton
Co., Ltd.
China Cotton Group Shandong Logistics Park
Co., Ltd.
China Cotton Group Xinjiang Cotton Co.
Fujian Minlong Warehousing Co., Ltd.
Hefei Bitland Information Technology Co.
Ltd.
Henan Yumian Group Industrial Co., Ltd.
Henan Yumian Logistics Co., Ltd. (formerly
known as 841 Cotton Transfer Warehouse)
Hengshui Cotton and Linen Corporation
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Hetian Haolin Hair Accessories Co. Ltd.
Hetian Taida Apparel Co., Ltd.
Heze Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.
Heze Cotton and Linen Economic and Trade
Development Corporation (also known as
Heze Cotton and Linen Trading
Development General Company)
Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co.,
Ltd., and Subsidiaries
Huangmei Xiaochi Yinfeng Cotton (formerly
known as Hubei Provincial Cotton
Corporation’s Xiaochi Transfer Reserve)
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Hubei Jingtian Cotton Industry Group Co.,
Ltd.
Hubei Qirun Investment Development Co.,
Ltd.
Hubei Yinfeng Cotton Co., Ltd.
Hubei Yinfeng Warehousing and Logistics
Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Yinhai Nongjiale Storage Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Yinlong Warehousing and Logistics
Co., Ltd.
Jiangyin Lianyun Co. Ltd. (also known as
Jiangyin Intermodal Transport Co. and
Jiangyin United Transport Co.)
Jiangyin Xiefeng Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.
Juye Cotton and Linen Station of the Heze
Cotton and Linen Corporation
Lanxi Huachu Logistics Co., Ltd.
Linxi County Fangpei Cotton Buying and
Selling Co., Ltd.
Lop County Hair Product Industrial Park
Lop County Meixin Hair Products Co., Ltd.
Nanyang Hongmian Logistics Co., Ltd. (also
known as Nanyang Red Cotton Logistics
Co., Ltd.)
No. 4 Vocation Skills Education Training
Center (VSETC)
Wugang Zhongchang Logistics Co., Ltd.
Xinjiang Junggar Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
(XPCC) and its subordinate and affiliated
entities
Xinjiang Yinlong Agricultural International
Cooperation Co.
Yili Zhuowan Garment Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity
List
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the Chair
of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), announces the
publication and availability of the updated Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, a consolidated register of the four
lists required to be developed and maintained pursuant to the UFLPA, on
the DHS UFLPA website. The updated UFLPA Entity List is also published
as an appendix to this notice. This update adds three entities to the
UFLPA Entity List, as entities working with the government of the
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to recruit, transport, transfer,
harbor or receive forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members
of other persecuted groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region. Details related to the process for revising the UFLPA Entity
List are included in this Federal Register notice.
DATES: This notice announces the publication and availability of the
UFLPA Entity List updated as of June 12, 2024, included as an appendix
to this notice.
ADDRESSES: Persons seeking additional information on the UFLPA Entity
List should email the FLETF at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LeRoy Potts, Director, Entity List
Office, Trade and Economic Security, Office of Strategy, Policy, and
Plans, DHS. Phone: (202) 891-2331, Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), on behalf of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), is
announcing the publication of the updated UFLPA Entity List, a
consolidated register of the four lists required to be developed and
maintained pursuant to section 2(d)(2)(B) of the Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act (Pub. L. 117-78) (UFLPA), to https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list. The UFLPA Entity List is available as an appendix to this
notice. This update adds three entities to the section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii)
list of the UFLPA, which identifies entities working with the
government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to recruit,
transport, transfer, harbor or receive forced labor or Uyghurs,
Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted groups out of the
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Future revisions to the UFLPA Entity
List, which may include additions, removals or technical corrections,
will be published to https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entitylist and in the
appendices of future Federal Register notices. See appendix 1.
Beginning on June 21, 2022, the UFLPA requires the Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to apply a rebuttable presumption
that goods mined, produced, or manufactured by entities on the UFLPA
Entity List are made with forced labor, and therefore, prohibited from
importation into the United States under 19 U.S.C. 1307. See section
3(a) of the UFLPA. As the FLETF revises the UFLPA Entity List,
including by making additions, removals, or technical corrections, DHS,
on its behalf, will post such revisions to the DHS UFLPA website
(https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list) and also publish the revised
UFLPA Entity List as an appendix to a Federal Register notice.
Background
A. The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force
Section 741 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Implementation Act established the FLETF to monitor United States
enforcement of the prohibition under section 307 of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1307). See 19 U.S.C. 4681. Pursuant to DHS
Delegation Order No. 23034, the DHS Under Secretary for Strategy,
Policy, and Plans serves as Chair of the FLETF, an interagency task
force that includes the Department of Homeland Security, the Office of
the U.S. Trade Representative, and the Departments of Labor, State,
Justice, the Treasury, and Commerce (member agencies).\1\ See 19 U.S.C.
4681; Executive Order 13923 (May 15, 2020). In addition, the FLETF
includes six observer agencies: the Departments of Energy and
Agriculture, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the
National Security Council, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations.
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\1\ The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as the FLETF
Chair, has the authority to invite representatives from other
executive departments and agencies, as appropriate. See Executive
Order 13923 (May 15, 2020). The U.S. Department of Commerce is a
member of the FLETF as invited by the Chair.
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B. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: Preventing Goods Made With
Forced Labor in the People's Republic of China From Being Imported Into
the United States
The UFLPA requires, among other things, that the FLETF, in
consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of
National Intelligence, develop a strategy (UFLPA section 2(c)) for
supporting enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, to
prevent the importation into the United States of goods, wares,
articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in
part with forced labor in the People's Republic of China. As required
by the UFLPA, the Strategy to Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined,
Produced, or Manufactured with Forced Labor in the People's Republic of
China, which was published on the DHS website on June 17, 2022 (see
https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-strategy), includes the initial UFLPA Entity
List, a consolidated register of the four lists required to be
developed and maintained pursuant to the UFLPA. See UFLPA Section
2(d)(2)(B).
C. UFLPA Entity List
The UFLPA Entity List addresses distinct requirements set forth in
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA
that the FLETF identify and publish the following four lists:
(1) a list of entities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
that mine, produce, or manufacture wholly or in part any goods, wares,
articles, and merchandise with forced labor;
(2) a list of entities working with the government of the Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region to recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or
receive forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other
persecuted groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region;
(3) a list of entities that exported products made by entities in
lists 1 and 2 from the People's Republic of China into the United
States; and
(4) a list of facilities and entities, including the Xinjiang
Production and
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Construction Corps, that source material from the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region or from persons working with the government of
Xinjiang or the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps for purposes
of the ``poverty alleviation'' program or the ``pairing-assistance''
program or any other government-labor scheme that uses forced labor.
The UFLPA Entity List is a consolidated register of the above four
lists. In accordance with section 3(e) of the UFLPA, effective June 21,
2022, entities on the UFLPA Entity List (listed entities) are subject
to the UFLPA's rebuttable presumption that products they produce,
wholly or in part, are prohibited from entry into the United States
under 19 U.S.C. 1307. The UFLPA Entity List is described in appendix 1
to this notice. The UFLPA Entity List should not be interpreted as an
exhaustive list of entities engaged in the practices described in
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA.
Revisions to the UFLPA Entity List, including all additions,
removals, and technical corrections, will be published on the DHS UFLPA
website (https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list) and as an appendix to a
notice that will be published in the Federal Register. See appendix 1.
The FLETF will consider future additions to, or removals from, the
UFLPA Entity List based on criteria described in clauses (i), (ii),
(iv), or (v) of Section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Any FLETF member
agency may submit a recommendation(s) to add, remove or make technical
corrections to an entry on the UFLPA Entity List. FLETF member agencies
will review and vote on revisions to the UFLPA Entity List accordingly.
Additions to the Entity List
The FLETF will consider future additions to the UFLPA Entity List
based on the criteria described in clauses (i), (ii), (iv), or (v) of
section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Any FLETF member agency may submit a
recommendation to the FLETF Chair to add an entity to the UFLPA Entity
List. Following review of the recommendation by the FLETF member
agencies, the decision to add an entity to the UFLPA Entity List will
be made by majority vote of the FLETF member agencies.
Requests for Removal From the Entity List
Any listed entity may submit a request for removal (removal
request) from the UFLPA Entity List along with supporting information
to the FLETF Chair at [email protected]. In the removal
request, the entity (or its designated representative) should provide
information that demonstrates that the entity no longer meets or does
not meet the criteria described in the applicable clause ((i), (ii),
(iv), or (v)) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. The FLETF Chair will
refer all such removal requests and supporting information to FLETF
member agencies. Upon receipt of the removal request, the FLETF Chair
or the Chair's designated representative may contact the entity on
behalf of the FLETF regarding questions on the removal request and may
request additional information. Following review of the removal request
by the FLETF member agencies, the decision to remove an entity from the
UFLPA Entity List will be made by majority vote of the FLETF member
agencies.
Listed entities may request a meeting with the FLETF after
submitting a removal request in writing to the FLETF Chair at
[email protected]. Following its review of a removal
request, the FLETF may accept the meeting request at the conclusion of
the review period and, if accepted, will hold the meeting prior to
voting on the entity's removal request. The FLETF Chair will advise the
entity in writing of the FLETF's decision on its removal request. While
the FLETF's decision on a removal request is not appealable, the FLETF
will consider new removal requests if accompanied by new information.
Robert Silvers,
Under Secretary, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, U.S. Department
of Homeland Security.
Appendix 1
This notice supersedes the UFLPA Entity List published in the
Federal Register on May 17, 2024 (89 FR 43417). The UFLPA Entity
List as of June 12, 2024 is available in this appendix and is
published on https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list. This update adds
three entities to the section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii) list of the UFLPA,
which identifies entities working with the government of the
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to recruit, transport, transfer,
harbor or receive forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or
members of other persecuted groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region:
Dongguan Oasis Shoes Co., Ltd. (also known as Dongguan
Oasis Shoe Industry Co. Ltd.; Dongguan Luzhou Shoes Co., Ltd.;
Dongguan Lvzhou Shoes Co., Ltd.)
Shandong Meijia Group Co., Ltd. (also known as Rizhao
Meijia Group)
Xinjiang Shenhuo Coal and Electricity Co., Ltd.
Dongguan Oasis Shoes Co., Ltd. is an entity headquartered in
Guangdong Province, China, that produces and manufactures shoe and
shoe material products. The United States Government has reasonable
cause to believe, based on specific and articulable information,
that Dongguan Oasis Shoes Co., Ltd. works with the government of
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to recruit, transport, transfer,
harbor or receive Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other
persecuted groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The
FLETF therefore determined that the activities of Dongguan Oasis
Shoes Co., Ltd. satisfy the criteria for addition to the UFLPA
Entity List described in section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii).
Shandong Meija Group Co., Ltd. is a company based in Shandong
Province, China, that processes, sells, and exports frozen seafood
products, vegetables, quick-frozen convenience food, and other
aquatic foods. The United States Government has reasonable cause to
believe, based on specific and articulable information, that
Shandong Meija Group Co., Ltd. works with the government of Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region to recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or
receive Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted
groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The FLETF
therefore determined that the activities of Shandong Meija Group
Co., Ltd. satisfy the criteria for addition to the UFLPA Entity List
described in section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii).
Xinjiang Shenhuo Coal and Electricity Co., Ltd. is a company
located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region that produces
electrolytic aluminum, graphite carbon, and prebaked anodes. The
United States Government has reasonable cause to believe, based on
specific and articulable information, that Xinjiang Shenhuo Coal and
Electricity Co., Ltd. works with the government of Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region to recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or receive
Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted groups out
of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The FLETF therefore
determined that the activities of Xinjiang Shenhuo Coal and
Electricity Co., Ltd. satisfy the criteria for addition to the UFLPA
Entity List described in section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii).
No technical corrections or removals are being made to the UFLPA
Entity List at this time.
The UFLPA Entity List is a consolidated register of the four
lists that are required to be developed and maintained pursuant to
section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Sixty-eight entities that meet the
criteria set forth in the four required lists (see sections
2(d)(2)(B)(i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of the UFLPA) are specified on
the UFLPA Entity List.
UFLPA Entity List June 12, 2024
UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B)(i) A list of Entities in Xinjiang That Mine,
Produce, or Manufacture Wholly or in Part Any Goods, Wares, Articles,
and Merchandise With Forced Labor
Baoding LYSZD Trade and Business Co., Ltd.
Changji Esquel Textile Co. Ltd. (and one alias: Changji Yida
Textile)
Hetian Haolin Hair Accessories Co. Ltd. (and two aliases: Hotan
Haolin Hair Accessories; and Hollin Hair Accessories)
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Hetian Taida Apparel Co., Ltd (and one alias: Hetian TEDA Garment)
Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co., Ltd (including one alias:
Hesheng Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co.) and subsidiaries
Xinjiang Daqo New Energy, Co. Ltd (including three aliases: Xinjiang
Great New Energy Co., Ltd.; Xinjiang Daxin Energy Co., Ltd.; and
Xinjiang Daqin Energy Co., Ltd.)
Xinjiang East Hope Nonferrous Metals Co. Ltd. (including one alias:
Xinjiang Nonferrous)
Xinjiang GCL New Energy Material Technology, Co. Ltd (including one
alias: Xinjiang GCL New Energy Materials Technology Co.)
Xinjiang Junggar Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (including three aliases:
XPCC; Xinjiang Corps; and Bingtuan) and its subordinate and
affiliated entities
UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii) A List of Entities Working With the
Government of Xinjiang To Recruit, Transport, Transfer, Harbor or
Receive Forced Labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or Members of Other
Persecuted Groups Out of Xinjiang
Aksu Huafu Textiles Co. (including two aliases: Akesu Huafu and Aksu
Huafu Dyed Melange Yarn)
Anhui Xinya New Materials Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Chaohu
Youngor Color Spinning Technology Co., Ltd.; and Chaohu Xinya Color
Spinning Technology Co., Ltd.)
Camel Group Co., Ltd.
COFCO Sugar Holdings Co., Ltd.
Dongguan Oasis Shoes Co., Ltd. (also known as Dongguan Oasis Shoe
Industry Co. Ltd.; Dongguan Luzhou Shoes Co., Ltd.; and Dongguan
Lvzhou Shoes Co., Ltd.)
Geehy Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
Hefei Bitland Information Technology Co., Ltd. (including three
aliases: Anhui Hefei Baolongda Information Technology; Hefei
Baolongda Information Technology Co., Ltd.; and Hefei Bitland
Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd.)
Hefei Meiling Co. Ltd. (including one alias: Hefei Meiling Group
Holdings Limited).
KTK Group (including three aliases: Jiangsu Jinchuang Group; Jiangsu
Jinchuang Holding Group; and KTK Holding)
Lop County Hair Product Industrial Park
Lop County Meixin Hair Products Co., Ltd.
Nanjing Synergy Textiles Co., Ltd. (including two aliases: Nanjing
Xinyi Cotton Textile Printing and Dyeing; and Nanjing Xinyi Cotton
Textile).
Ninestar Corporation
No. 4 Vocation Skills Education Training Center (VSETC)
Shandong Meijia Group Co., Ltd. (also known as Rizhao Meijia Group)
Sichuan Jingweida Technology Group Co., Ltd. (also known as Sichuan
Mianyang Jingweida Technology Co., Ltd. and JWD Technology; and
formerly known as Mianyang High-tech Zone Jingweida Technology Co.,
Ltd.)
Tanyuan Technology Co. Ltd. (including five aliases: Carbon Yuan
Technology; Changzhou Carbon Yuan Technology Development; Carbon
Element Technology; Jiangsu Carbon Element Technology; and Tanyuan
Technology Development).
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) and its
subordinate and affiliated entities
Xinjiang Shenhuo Coal and Electricity Co., Ltd.
Xinjiang Tianmian Foundation Textile Co., Ltd.
Xinjiang Tianshan Wool Textile Co. Ltd.
Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. Ltd.
Xinjiang Zhongtai Group Co. Ltd
Zhuhai Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
Zhuhai G&G Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhuhai Ninestar Information Technology Co. Ltd.
Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co., Ltd.
Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co. Ltd.
Zhuhai Pu-Tech Industrial Co., Ltd.
Zhuhai Seine Printing Technology Co., Ltd.
UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B)(iv) A List of Entities That Exported Products
Described in Clause (iii) From the People's Republic of China Into the
United States
Entities identified in sections (i) and (ii) above may serve as
both manufacturers and exporters. The FLETF has not identified
additional exporters at this time but will continue to investigate
and gather information about additional entities that meet the
specified criteria.
UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B)(v) A List of Facilities and Entities,
Including the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, That Source
Material From Xinjiang or From Persons Working With the Government of
Xinjiang or the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps for Purposes
of the ``Poverty Alleviation'' Program or the ``Pairing-Assistance''
Program or Any Other Government Labor Scheme That Uses Forced Labor
Baoding LYSZD Trade and Business Co., Ltd.
Binzhou Chinatex Yintai Industrial Co., Ltd.
Chenguang Biotech Group Co., Ltd.
Chenguang Biotechnology Group Yanqi Co. Ltd.
China Cotton Group Henan Logistics Park Co., Ltd., Xinye Branch
China Cotton Group Nangong Hongtai Cotton Co., Ltd.
China Cotton Group Shandong Logistics Park Co., Ltd.
China Cotton Group Xinjiang Cotton Co.
Fujian Minlong Warehousing Co., Ltd.
Hefei Bitland Information Technology Co. Ltd.
Henan Yumian Group Industrial Co., Ltd.
Henan Yumian Logistics Co., Ltd. (formerly known as 841 Cotton
Transfer Warehouse)
Hengshui Cotton and Linen Corporation Reserve Library
Hetian Haolin Hair Accessories Co. Ltd.
Hetian Taida Apparel Co., Ltd.
Heze Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.
Heze Cotton and Linen Economic and Trade Development Corporation
(also known as Heze Cotton and Linen Trading Development General
Company)
Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co., Ltd., and Subsidiaries
Huangmei Xiaochi Yinfeng Cotton (formerly known as Hubei Provincial
Cotton Corporation's Xiaochi Transfer Reserve)
Hubei Jingtian Cotton Industry Group Co., Ltd.
Hubei Qirun Investment Development Co., Ltd.
Hubei Yinfeng Cotton Co., Ltd.
Hubei Yinfeng Warehousing and Logistics Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Yinhai Nongjiale Storage Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Yinlong Warehousing and Logistics Co., Ltd.
Jiangyin Lianyun Co. Ltd. (also known as Jiangyin Intermodal
Transport Co. and Jiangyin United Transport Co.)
Jiangyin Xiefeng Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.
Juye Cotton and Linen Station of the Heze Cotton and Linen
Corporation
Lanxi Huachu Logistics Co., Ltd.
Linxi County Fangpei Cotton Buying and Selling Co., Ltd.
Lop County Hair Product Industrial Park
Lop County Meixin Hair Products Co., Ltd.
Nanyang Hongmian Logistics Co., Ltd. (also known as Nanyang Red
Cotton Logistics Co., Ltd.)
No. 4 Vocation Skills Education Training Center (VSETC)
Wugang Zhongchang Logistics Co., Ltd.
Xinjiang Junggar Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) and its
subordinate and affiliated entities
Xinjiang Yinlong Agricultural International Cooperation Co.
Yili Zhuowan Garment Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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