Forced Labor Supply Chain Traceability Verification

US Customs and Border Protection published a consolidated Forced Labor Enforcement Operational Guidance for importers on June 9, 2026, after detaining more than 8,000 shipments under forced-labor enforcement in 2025 — the standard it expects to overcome a detention is a full supply-chain trace back to the raw input, not a supplier attestation.

Why AuthiChain

• CBP’s 2026 guidance separates cases into potential-input and direct-input pathways, but both still require sourcing documentation an importer can produce fast — a 30-day detention response window leaves no time to build a trace from scratch
• A signed, per-batch record chain gives an importer a checkable trail to hand an auditor instead of a spreadsheet assembled after the fact — the same problem this protocol already addresses for EUDR geolocation and DSCSA lot tracking
• A signature proves who issued each link in the chain, not that the underlying sourcing claim is true — the same limit protocol/SPEC.md §8 states about any signed record

How it works

Issue a unique identifier per unit, anchor its record on-chain for tamper-evidence, and let anyone verify it with a single scan. Plans start at $49/mo.

FAQ

Does a signed supply-chain record clear the UFLPA rebuttable presumption on its own?

No — CBP requires documented due diligence, supply-chain tracing, and independent verification across the full chain to the raw input. A tamper-evident record chain is evidence an importer can submit; it does not replace the underlying due-diligence program.

What changed in the 2026 CBP guidance?

CBP replaced its 2022 UFLPA-only guidance with a consolidated Forced Labor Enforcement Operational Guidance on June 9, 2026, covering UFLPA and broader Section 307 forced-labor enforcement together.