Claims assessment · Supply-chain claim

Free from Dictionary termForced labourWork or service exacted from a person under the menace of a penalty and for which that person has not offered themselves voluntarily.Read the full definition

Typical treatment across 5 reviewed regimes. Every verdict below is tied to a stated legal hook.

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5 reviewed markets · one comparison

MarketTypical treatmentLegal basisWhat is required
European UnionEURestricted
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FLR (EU) 2024/3015 — forced-labour products banned from market (applies 14 Dec 2027); UCPD

Dictionary termSupply chain mappingSupply chain mapping is the process of identifying suppliers, sites, flows, materials and relationships across a supply chain.Read the full definition ; Dictionary termRemediationRemediation is the process of addressing, correcting or making good an adverse impact after it has occurred.Read the full definition procedures; claim must reflect actual due diligence

United KingdomUKRestricted
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MSA 2015 s.54 context; CMA Code

Statement + Dictionary termDue DiligenceAn ongoing, risk-based process through which an organisation identifies, prevents, mitigates, tracks and communicates how it addresses adverse impacts, and supports remediation where appropriate.Read the full definition ; claim-of-fact risk if incidents surface

United StatesUSRestricted
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UFLPA (rebuttable presumption); Tariff Act s.307; FTC s.5

Import Dictionary termTraceabilityThe ability to follow a product through specified stages of production, processing and distribution, providing visibility of origin and movement but not proof of responsible production.Read the full definition ; CBP detention record affects credibility

CanadaCARestricted
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Supply Chains Act; Customs Tariff forced-labour import ban; s.74.01(1)(b.2)

Annual report consistency; methodology

AustraliaAURestricted
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MSA 2018 s.16 consistency; ACL s.18

MS statement must not contradict marketing claim

Last reviewed 22 Aug 2026This is an informational comparison, not legal advice.

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