The United States has increased the number of companies or other entities on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List, from 144 to 187.
The list “restricts the import of goods tied to what the U.S. has determined are China’s human rights abuses and ongoing genocide in the Xinjiang region” (Reuters, July 31, 2026).
The United States on Friday banned imports from 43 more companies over alleged human rights abuses of Uyghur and other minority groups, including Hunan Aihua Group, one of China’s largest capacitor manufacturers, according to a government posting….
The latest additions also include companies in the pharmaceutical, metals, cotton, food and lithium production sectors….
Hunan Aihua Group was added to the list because the U.S. believes the company sources chemical foil and other materials from Xinjiang, the Department of Homeland Security said in the posting in the U.S. Federal Register.
The company, which supplies consumer electronics, industrial, automotive and renewable energy markets, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Chacha Food Co, whose products are exported to nearly 50 countries and regions, also was added to the list, according to the posting. Others added include Xinjiang Tianhongji Technology Co, Tefeng Pharmaceutical Co, Tianshan Aluminum Group and Henan Guorong Electronic Technology Co.
The 43 companies are the first to be added during the Trump administration and are also “the largest number of entities added in one action since the Act was signed into law in December 2021.” Before now, human rights activists had been criticizing the administration for failing to add any names at all to the entity list.
The Trump administration may have prodded itself into making the new additions by proposing tariffs explicitly intended to prod other countries into doing more to restrict imports of goods made using forced labor.
Also see:
CNBC: “U.S. proposes fresh tariffs on 60 economies over forced labor trade practices”
