CBP Revamps Forced Labor Dashboard for 2026, Signaling Increased Focus on Enforcement

This week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a press release announcing its revamped forced labor enforcement statistics dashboard, signaling an increased focus on enforcement in 2026. The new dashboard allows for filtering by commodity HS code, and contains more granular industry categories. These enhancements will enable more precise analysis of CBP's enforcement trends in 2026 and allow for data-driven insights into which products and commodities they are focusing on.

Dashboard enhancements allow for more granular analysis at the commodity level

The dashboard now offers enhanced transparency and specificity, including revised definitions, new data elements, additional filters, and improved features.

• Shipments are now counted as individual import transactions, resulting in more granular enforcement data.

• Industry categories have been updated to be more accurate, and now include the following: Electronics; Base Metals; Apparel, Footwear & Textiles; Industry & Manufacturing Materials; Machinery, Automotive & Aerospace; Pharmaceuticals; Health & Chemicals; Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising; Agriculture & Prepared Products; Petroleum, Natural Gas & Minerals. This is far more granular than the previous industries and allows for more accurate categorization.

• Users can analyze data using interactive filters by shipment count or shipment value, fiscal year, industry, exam result, country-of-origin, and the commodity under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule at the 4-digit heading level classification (HTS-4). The ability to filter detentions by HS code will allow users to view detention trends with a level of detail not previously possible, and to analyze enforcement trends at a commodity level.

• Interactive filters allow users to analyze various data scenarios, and visualizations include line graphs, bar charts, and doughnut charts for clear trend analysis.

The dashboard will now only include enforcement statistics related to the forced labor prevention act and will exclude detentions related to other forced labor programs, including Withhold Release Orders (WROs) or sanctions-related enforcement actions.

Analysts expect 2026 to be a big year for forced labor enforcement

2025 saw an over 50% year over year increase in the number of shipments detained compared to the previous year as CBP began to focus on lower value shipments. The updates to the statistics dashboard combined with the sharp increase in the number of shipments detained in the final months of 2025 signal a continued commitment to enforcement in 2026, and the potential for a record number of detentions this year.

Companies operating in high-risk industries - including electronics, auto, aerospace, machinery, and consumer products - should ensure that they are prepared for increased enforcement in 2026. To learn more about how Sourcemap can support your business, reach out to our team of in-house policy experts today.