43 Chinese businesses are now on the list of companies that are alleged to be related to forced labor in the Chinese region of Xinjiang, according to the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS). This is a measure to stop these businesses from entering the United States from manufacturing goods in these industries.

With this development, which will take effect on August 3, 187 organizations will be on the list, which is an increase of 30 % and the largest rise since the mechanism's creation.

According to the DHS, the incorporated companies operate in sectors such as aluminum, clothing, copper, cotton and tomato processing, and would have sourced materials from Xinjiang or participated in relocation and hiring programs for Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz and other persecuted groups.

The Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, stated that the Donald Trump Administration will prevent the products of these companies from entering the US market to prevent the country's workers from competing with goods made using “slave labor.”

More controls on imports

DHS further noted that since the UFLPA went into effect, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has blocked more than 24,300 shipments valued at nearly $1 billion.

The decision is part of the Donald Trump Administration's trade strategy to keep its global tariffs in force with a new legal mechanism based on forced labor.

A week ago, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) imposed additional tariffs of 10% on products from 14 economies and 12.5% ​​on goods from 46 others, considering that these countries do not do enough to prevent goods made with forced labor from entering their markets.

The proposal, which affects 60 economies, including China, the European Union, Mexico, Canada, Japan, India and Ecuador, seeks to complement the application of the UFLPA and other measures aimed at excluding products linked to labor abuses from US supply chains. Washington maintains that these practices harm both the human rights and competitiveness of American workers and manufacturers.

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