Auto, Aerospace Dominate Volumes Flagged for Potential UFLPA Violations in FY 2025
Of the 4,437 shipments that CBP has flagged for potential violations of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act since the start of the federal government's 2025 fiscal year in October, nearly 88% of those shipments are from the automotive and aerospace industries, according to CBP data released in mid-February. The data reflects volumes between Oct. 1, 2024 and Jan. 31, 2025.
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And of those 3,903 shipments from the automotive and aerospace industries within this time frame, 92% of them, or 3,598 shipments, valued at $8.76 million, are from China, according to the data.
Among all the 3,903 shipments from the automotive and aerospace industries, 2,852 shipments -- 73% -- have been denied, while 75 shipments have been released and 976 shipments -- nearly 25% -- are pending, according to CBP data.
For automotive and aerospace imports from China, 2,653 shipments have been denied, 74 shipments have been released, while 871 shipments are pending. Denied shipments represent roughly 74% of the total automotive and aerospace industry shipments from China, while pending shipments represent about 24%.
"Our understanding is that these detentions are mostly auto parts. No vehicles. On the aerospace side, we know that drones have been detained," said Richard Mojica, a customs and trade attorney with Miller & Chevalier, in a March 2 LinkedIn post about UFLPA data for January. He also noted that when considering the value of the shipments, "January 2025 represented the month with the third-highest detentions in the automotive and aerospace industry."