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When the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) came into effect in June 2022, it was heralded as one of the most hard-hitting laws devised to tackle US imports of goods connected to forced labour — in this case from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Almost 18 months on, experts agree that implementation has been largely successful despite challenges in enforcement and industry education.