Online fast-fashion retailer Shein requires its manufacturers to source cotton only from approved regions for products sold in the US, excluding China.

Approved cotton sources include Australia, Brazil, India, the U.S., and, in limited cases, regions in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

This statement was made in written evidence submitted by Yinan Zhu, Shein’s general counsel for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, to a British parliamentary committee.

The decision follows the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which bans products made with forced labor from entering the US.

Shein has faced allegations of using cotton from China’s Xinjiang province, where human rights abuses against Uyghurs have been reported.

However, Shein did not confirm whether similar cotton sourcing restrictions are in place for markets outside the US, such as the UK, where it plans an IPO.

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