The Department of Homeland Security added three Chinese genomics companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List effective October 29, 2026, barring their goods from entering the U.S. unless importers can demonstrate the goods were not made with forced labor.
The companies—BGI Genomics Co., Ltd.; MGI Tech Co., Ltd.; and Shenzhen BGI Technology Co., Ltd.—are related entities that together constitute one of the world's largest advanced gene-sequencing and genetic-material collection enterprises. The department determined that the companies help the government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region build and operate mass surveillance infrastructure that monitors ethnic minorities and supports government repression, including labor-transfer programs.
Genetic material collected by the companies is used to facilitate surveillance, monitoring and labor recruitment of Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz and other persecuted groups from Xinjiang, DHS said. The addition brings the total on the UFLPA Entity List to 190. In July 2026, DHS announced the addition of 43 entities, the largest expansion of the list since its creation.
DHS Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy & Plans Rob Law, who chairs the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, said the action addresses companies that demonstrate an unwillingness to separate business interests from basic human rights. "Today, we're taking action to realign those motives – at least as far as the U.S. market is concerned," Law said. "Goods produced by these companies will not be allowed entry unless they can prove that they do not take part in the forced labor apparatus in Xinjiang."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will enforce the prohibition through a rebuttable presumption that goods produced by the three entities are prohibited from entering the U.S., allowing importers to challenge the presumption with evidence that goods were produced without forced labor.