Legal Listening: The Fox Rothschild Llp Podcast

President Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act into law in December 2021. While goods made with forced labor have long been prohibited from entry into the United States, this new law greatly expands Customs and Border Protection's enforcement authority and creates a presumption that importers must now overcome should they import merchandise from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of China. With the law slated to take full effect on June 21, 2022, businesses in all industries that import finished products or raw materials need to assess the consequences that this federal guidance will have on importation. Host David Colvin, Co-Chair of Fox Rothschild’s Environmental, Social & Governance Practice Group, is joined by his firm colleague and fellow ESG attorney Brittney Powell to explore the significance of the Act and the expected enforcement procedures.