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Policy mandateProcess & self-service2021-12-23
The US Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act presumes goods linked to Xinjiang are barred unless the importer shows by clear and convincing evidence that no forced labour was used
Procurement / supply chain specialistoccupation page →
Event date / reported
2021-12-23
Evidence stage
Policy mandateRegulation, subsidy or public procurement is requiring or funding adoption — the mirror of a constraint. It shows adoption is being required, not that it has happened, so one mandate is never enough on its own; two independent ones are.
Tasks this bears on
Answering for who is in the chain
Proving where things came from — sanctions, forced labour, emissions, conflict minerals — and being able to show it rather than assert it.
New task✓ Evidence-backed
Where this applies
A US federal statute. Section 3 directs Customs and Border Protection to presume that goods mined, produced or manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, or by listed entities, are made with forced labour and barred from import; the exception requires the importer to have complied with the government's guidance, to have answered all of Customs' inquiries, and to show by clear and convincing evidence that the goods were not made wholly or in part with forced labour. The Act also calls for guidance to importers on due diligence and effective supply chain tracing. It puts the burden of proving where things came from on the importer when goods are held; it does not require an annual report, and it says nothing about who inside a company does the tracing.
What this means
For a US importer, proving where goods came from is no longer optional paperwork: without evidence traced back through the supply chain, goods linked to one region are presumed barred. That proof is the new work this page describes.
What it does not yet show
It binds importers when goods are detained; it does not show how many companies built tracing teams or whether procurement staff do the work.
What you can check
Open Public Law 117-78 on govinfo.gov and find section 3(b)(2), "by clear and convincing evidence, that the good, ware, article, or merchandise was not mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by forced labor".
Does it change the assessment?
No. The impact index is never moved by a single event, and this stage does not move one on its own: a "Policy mandate" record counts toward a judgement but needs a second, independent record before the judgement rests on evidence. This one is counted; on its own it changed nothing.
Source
Public Law 117-78, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (approved December 23, 2021), section 3 · verified 2026-09-27 · Claude (VOLO agent) · interpreted 2026-09-27 · Claude (VOLO agent)
Primary source — published by the party that did this, or the authority of record. No co-signature needed.