DHS Announces 26 New Additions
to the UFLPA Entity List

May 20, 2024

In a Federal Register notice dated May 17, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the addition of 26 companies to the UFLPA Entity List for sourcing cotton from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Effective May 17, 2024, the date of the publication of the notice in the Federal Register, goods produced by the named 26 entities will be restricted from entering the United States.

The 26 entities added to the UFLPA Entity List are made up of cotton traders and warehouses that operate within China with the majority being outside of XUAR. By focusing on cotton manufacturers based outside of XUAR that source cotton from the XUAR, DHS is striving to increase transparency and ensure responsible companies can conduct due diligence to ensure they do not include goods made with forced labor.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas stated, “Today's announcement strengthens our enforcement of the UFLPA and helps responsible companies conduct due diligence so that, together, we can keep the products of forced labor out of our country.”

The 26 companies being added to the UFLPA Entity List are:

• Binzhou Chinatex Yintai Industrial 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.,
• 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,     
• 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),
• 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.,
• Nanyang Hongmian Logistics Co., Ltd. (also known as Nanyang Red Cotton Logistics Co., Ltd.),
• Wugang Zhongchang Logistics Co., Ltd.,
• Xinjiang Yinlong Agricultural International Cooperation Co.

The companies were added to the UFLPA Entity List following investigation by DHS that found that as recently as April 2024 at least 21 of the companies were selling cotton via an online wholesale platform that was sourced from XUAR while the remaining 5 companies listed XUAR as a source for their products on their company websites.

For further information about the UFLPA Entity List and other customs matters, contact George Tuttle III at geo@tuttlelaw.com or 415-986-8780.

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