UFLPA Entity List: BGI Group and MGI added
Three Shenzhen genomics entities added. Two also join the (v) list. Rebuttable presumption under 19 U.S.C. 1307. Screen vendors.
DHS, as Chair of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), published an updated Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List that adds three Shenzhen-based genomics and life-science companies. The notice was placed on public inspection October 28, 2026 at 8:45 a.m. and is scheduled for publication October 29, 2026 (FR Doc. 2026-22094). Signed by Robert T. Law, Under Secretary, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans. Contact: Samuel Greene, Acting Director, Entity List Office, FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@hq.dhs.gov.
Three entities added to the UFLPA Entity List. With this update, 190 entities appear on the consolidated register. Goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by listed entities are presumed made with forced labor and prohibited from entry under 19 U.S.C. 1307 unless the presumption is overcome.
Who was added
All three entities are located in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, and are added to the section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii) list (entities working with the XUAR government to recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or receive forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted groups out of Xinjiang):
- BGI Genomics Co., Ltd. (also known as BGI Genomics). Shenzhen BGI Technology Co., Ltd. is its controlling shareholder.
- MGI Tech Co., Ltd. (also known as MGI). Under the control of the same ultimate controlling shareholder as Shenzhen BGI Technology.
- Shenzhen BGI Technology Co., Ltd. (also known as BGI Group; and BGI Holdings).
BGI Genomics and Shenzhen BGI Technology are also added to the section 2(d)(2)(B)(v) list (entities sourcing material from Xinjiang or from persons working with the XUAR government or the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps for "poverty alleviation", "pairing-assistance", or other government labor schemes that use forced labor).
Adds 3 entities to § 2(d)(2)(B)(ii); 2 of those also to § 2(d)(2)(B)(v) · consolidated list now 190 entities
Supersedes list published August 3, 2026 (91 FR 48913) · live list: dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list
Rebuttable presumption since June 21, 2022 · 19 U.S.C. 1307 · removal requests: FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@hq.dhs.gov
FLETF's stated basis
The notice attributes the additions to FLETF determinations. For each of the three entities, the United States Government states it has "reasonable cause to believe, based on specific and articulable information," that the company conducts or provisions genetic testing in the XUAR alongside the XUAR government (or as part of government initiatives), and that such genetic testing is utilized to facilitate the recruitment, transport, transfer, harboring or receiving of forced labor or persecuted groups out of Xinjiang. For the (v) listings, the notice separately states reasonable cause to believe BGI Genomics and BGI Group conduct genetic testing on genetic material sourced from the XUAR. This article does not add allegations beyond that framing.
What the rebuttable presumption does
Beginning June 21, 2022, goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by entities on the UFLPA Entity List are subject to a rebuttable presumption that they are made with forced labor and are prohibited from importation under 19 U.S.C. 1307 (UFLPA section 3(a)). CBP applies that presumption at the border. This notice supersedes the Entity List published August 3, 2026 (91 FR 48913). With this update there are 190 entities on the consolidated register. The DHS list at dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list is the operational source; future additions, removals, and technical corrections will post there and in Federal Register appendices.
Listed entities may request removal by writing to FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@hq.dhs.gov with information showing they no longer meet (or do not meet) the applicable clause of section 2(d)(2)(B). Decisions are by majority vote of FLETF member agencies and are not appealable; new requests with new information are considered. FLETF members: DHS, USTR, Labor, State, Justice, Treasury, and Commerce. Observers: Energy, Agriculture, NSC, CBP, and ICE HSI.
UFLPA Entity List enforcement is one forced-labor tool under 19 U.S.C. 1307. Separate from that register, CBP also issues Withhold Release Orders. See CBP WROs on Indonesian palm oil from MAR and HIP for a recent WRO example under the same statute.
Goods subject to the UFLPA rebuttable presumption are prohibited from entry under 19 U.S.C. 1307 unless the presumption is overcome as the law provides. Do not treat detained or excluded merchandise as drawback-eligible. The practical work is supply-chain due diligence: screen vendors against the updated Entity List and prepare documentation if CBP detains a shipment.
Action items
- Screen suppliers and sub-suppliers against the updated UFLPA Entity List, including instrument, reagent, and sequencing-service vendors tied to BGI Genomics, MGI, or Shenzhen BGI Technology / BGI Group.
- Check pending shipments for content mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by any listed entity.
- Prepare for CBP detention documentation if goods are held under the rebuttable presumption; know the path to request removal only if you are a listed entity writing to FLETF.
- Bookmark the live DHS list at dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list; this notice's appendix supersedes the August 3, 2026 publication.
- FR Doc. 2026-22094: DHS/FLETF adds BGI Genomics, MGI Tech, and Shenzhen BGI Technology (BGI Group / BGI Holdings) to the UFLPA Entity List. Public inspection Oct 28; scheduled publication Oct 29, 2026.
- All three join § 2(d)(2)(B)(ii); BGI Genomics and Shenzhen BGI Technology also join § 2(d)(2)(B)(v). Consolidated list now 190 entities; supersedes 91 FR 48913 (Aug 3, 2026).
- FLETF framing: reasonable cause to believe, based on specific and articulable information, tied to genetic testing in the XUAR alongside the XUAR government.
- Rebuttable presumption since June 21, 2022: goods wholly or in part by listed entities presumed forced labor and barred under 19 U.S.C. 1307 unless overcome. Screen vendors; do not treat detained goods as drawback-eligible.
- Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List (FR Doc. 2026-22094) · U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List (public inspection PDF) · Federal Register Public Inspection
- UFLPA Entity List · U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act · U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- UFLPA (forced labor) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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