The United States Department of States announced Tuesday that from today it will start to implement the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The Act, signed into law on December 23, 2021, by United States President Joe Biden, prohibits imports "made by forced labor into the United States of products made in Xinjiang."
"We have taken concrete measures to promote accountability in Xinjiang, including visa restrictions, financial sanctions under Global Magnitsky, export controls, Withhold Release Orders, and import restrictions, as well as the release of a multi-agency business advisory on Xinjiang to help US companies avoid commerce that facilitates or benefits from human rights abuses, including forced labor," reads the statement.
Earlier, the Wall Street Journal reported that US firms are warning about shipment delays from China as the US will start to ban Xinjiang imports under the new law.