Industry and Security Bureau
2026-10-14 · Notice
Guidance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Regarding the Assessment of “U.S. Content” for Purposes of Implementing Tariffs Pursuant to Clause (2)(D) of Proclamation 11032 of June 1, 2026
Official abstract: This notice provides guidance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding the assessment of "U.S. content" for products of Canada and Mexico that qualify for preferential tariff treatment under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, for purposes of implementing tariffs pursuant to Proclamation 11032 of June 1, 2026.
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2026-09-30 · Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Five-Year Records Retention Requirement for Export Transactions and Boycott Actions
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2026-09-29 · Notice
URAL Airlines JSC, Utrenniy Lane 1-g, Yekaterinburg, Russia 620025; Order Renewing Temporary Denial of Export Privileges
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2026-09-24 · Rule
Measures To Restrict Stockpiling of Polysilicon and Polysilicon Derivatives Under Proclamation 11052
Official abstract: On August 6, 2026, the President issued Proclamation 11052, "Adjusting Imports of Polysilicon and Its Derivatives Into the United States" (Proclamation 11052), ordering the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to take action to restrict imports by a company if he determines the company is stockpiling polysilicon or polysilicon derivatives (Polysilicon Products) in advance of import adjustments that will be effective on December 4, 2026. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), in this temporary final rule (TFR), announces the criteria and process it will use to monitor existing companies for evidence of stockpiling, limit a newly established importer's ability to stockpile, and subject companies that are stockpiling to an import prohibition if necessary. This TFR also establishes the process for such companies to obtain a waiver from any import prohibitions imposed pursuant to this rule, and imposes certain import limitations on new importers that register with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on or after August 6, 2026.
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2026-09-23 · Notice
Guidance and Procedures for Implementing Tariff Adjustments for Specialty Pharmaceuticals and Associated Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Technical Corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States for Duties Imposed Under Proclamation 11020
Official abstract: This notice defines the pharmaceutical products and lists the jurisdictions that are eligible to receive an ad valorem tariff rate of zero pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 11020 of April 2, 2026, "Adjusting Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients Into the United States," (Proclamation 11020). These pharmaceutical products include drugs and associated ingredients where all approved indications are designated as orphan; nuclear medicines; plasma derived therapies; fertility drugs; cell therapy product; gene therapy product; antibody drug conjugates; medical countermeasures related to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats; and animal health. Proclamation 11020 states that such products and associated ingredients receive the Section 232 zero tariff rate if they are products of a jurisdiction that has a current or forthcoming trade and security framework agreement or if they meet an urgent U.S. health need. This notice also includes procedures for the public to submit information for the Department of Commerce's (Commerce) approval to determine if imports of the pharmaceutical products and associated ingredients meet an urgent U.S. health need. This notice also issues five technical corrections to Annex I and one technical correction to Annex IV of the Proclamation.
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2026-09-17 · Notice
Azur Air, Office 29, Vzletnaya St. 57, Krasnoyarsk, Russia 660020; Order Renewing Temporary Denial of Export Privileges
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2026-09-17 · Notice
PJSC Aeroflot, 1 Arbat St., 119019, Moscow, Russia; Order Renewing Temporary Denial of Export Privileges
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2026-09-17 · Notice
UTair Aviation JSC, Khanty-Mansiysk Airport, Tyumen Region, Russia 628012; Order Renewing Temporary Denial of Export Privileges
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2026-08-28 · Rule
Streamlining Export Controls for Drone Exports
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2026-08-25 · Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Directive Allocation Orders Under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System in Response to Presidential Determination on Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials
Official abstract: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the OMB approved emergency collection for the Temporary Final Rule "DPAS Directive Allocation Order and Additional Requirements for Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials" (August 6, 2026, 91 FR 50701).
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2026-08-24 · Rule
Revisions to the Entity List
Official abstract: In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) revises the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by removing two addresses associated with Arrow Electronics (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. from the Entity List under the destination of China, People's Republic of (China). This determination follows the removal from the Entity List of Arrow China Electronics Trading Co., Ltd., and the removal of six aliases for Arrow Electronics (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. in November 2025.
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2026-08-24 · Rule
Removal From the Entity List
Official abstract: In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by removing one entity from the Entity List under the destination of Turkey.
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2026-08-14 · Rule
Streamlining Export Controls for Drone Exports
Official abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is easing export controls on certain Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or drones) and related parts, components, accessories, attachments, technology, and software under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Specifically, this rule: eliminates wind gust tolerance as a parameter for determining UAV controls under the EAR; increases the threshold for national security controls on certain UAVs from an endurance of 30 minutes to an endurance of 3 hours; makes conforming changes to remove national security controls on software and technology associated with UAVs with an endurance less than 3 hours; maintains military end-use and end-user controls on those lower endurance drones and associated software and technology; clarifies Commerce Control List (CCL) controls for certain UAVs specially designed for military use; and removes national security controls on certain specially designed parts, components, accessories, and attachments for such UAVs as they do not provide any significant military or intelligence capabilities.
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2026-08-06 · Rule
DPAS Directive Allocation Order and Additional Requirements for Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials
Official abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") is publishing this temporary final rule to restrict the exportation of black mass and tungsten waste and scrap without a license. Specifically, as of August 27, 2026, U.S. persons engaged in the sale of black mass and tungsten waste and scrap must allocate 100 percent of monthly sales to U.S. persons, unless an adjustment or exception is obtained in advance from BIS. This action is taken pursuant to section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended ("DPA" or the "Act"), the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (15 CFR part 700) and Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials, dated July 30, 2026 ("DPA Determination on Recoverable CMMs"), in which the President authorized the Department of Commerce ("Commerce") to address the scarcity of recoverable critical minerals and materials ("CMMs"). BIS invites the public to submit comments on whether any additional sales requirements are necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense.
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2026-08-06 · Notice
Request for Public Comments on the Proposed Implementation of Duties on Additional Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Derivative Articles Under Section 232
Official abstract: This notice requests public comments on a proposal to include 14 additional derivative articles within the scope of the Section 232 duties on steel, aluminum, and copper: aluminum powder; brass-wind musical instruments and their parts and accessories; parts of welding machines and apparatus; floor safes; certain electric conductor cables; fire extinguishers; parts of heat exchange units; parts of certain hydraulic engines and motors; certain self-propelled cranes, mobile lifting frames, and straddle carriers; tanker trailers and semi- trailers; self-loading or self-unloading trailers and semi-trailers for agricultural purposes; certain other trailers and semi-trailers; and certain filled steel containers.
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2026-08-04 · Notice
Notice of Reduction of Tariffs on Patented Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients for Products of the United Kingdom Implemented by Presidential Proclamation 11020
Official abstract: This notice revises the tariff rate on patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients that are products of the United Kingdom from 10 percent to zero percent in accordance with Proclamation 11020 "Adjusting Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients Into the United States."
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2026-07-23 · Rule
Implementation of EAR Export Controls on Silencers, Mufflers, and Sound Suppressors; and Other Firearms Related Changes
Official abstract: The Department of Commerce (Commerce), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is revising the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the Commerce Control List (CCL) to appropriately control certain silencers, mufflers, and sound suppressors (sound suppressors) that will no longer be described on the International Traffic in Arms Regulations U.S. Munitions List (USML). This interim final rule (IFR) complements a Department of State interim final rule published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register (International Traffic in Arms Regulations: USML Category I Firearm Suppressors (1400-AG11) (State IFR)). This transfer of jurisdiction will reduce the regulatory burden on exports of sound suppressors. This IFR also revises the EAR to allow firearms and related items to be temporarily exported and reexported under a license exception as tools of trade, thereby relieving exporters of the regulatory burden of applying for authorization. Finally, this IFR clarifies which items fall within the scope of the EAR's entry clearance requirements for a temporary import.
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2026-07-14 · Rule
Enhanced Favorable Treatment for the United Arab Emirates Under the Export Administration Regulations
Official abstract: In this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to provide enhanced favorable treatment for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Specifically, BIS is removing the UAE from Country Groups D:3 and D:4 and adding the UAE to Country Group A:5. More license exceptions will now be available, including Strategic Trade Authorization (STA) for the UAE Government and approved commercial entities in the UAE. STA will authorize the export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) of military items; certain commercial satellites and spacecraft; and dual-use items useful in, inter alia, oil and gas production, desalination, and civil nuclear power generation. The UAE Government and approved commercial entities will also have license-free access to advanced computing items, consistent with the May 2025 U.S.-UAE Artificial Intelligence Cooperation framework, without compromising U.S. digital infrastructure buildout.
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2026-07-07 · Notice
Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Anthracite Coal
Official abstract: On June 29, 2026, the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of anthracite coal. This investigation has been initiated under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (Section 232). Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, data, analyses, or other information pertinent to the investigation to the Department of Commerce's (Department) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security. This notice identifies issues on which the Department is especially interested in obtaining the public's views.
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2026-06-24 · Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Technology Letter of Explanation
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2026-06-24 · Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Report of Requests for Restrictive Trade Practice or Boycott
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2026-06-24 · Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Antiboycott Violations
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2026-06-24 · Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Five-Year Records Retention Requirement for Export Transactions and Boycott Actions.
Official abstract: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
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2026-05-29 · Notice
In the Matter of: Hans De Geetere, Paul Parmentierlaan 121, 8300 Knokke Heist, Belgium, and Nyckeestraat 4, 8300 Knokke Heist, Belgium, Knokke-Heist Support Corporation Management, a/k/a Hasa Invest, Paul Parmentierlaan 121, 8300 Knokke Heist, Belgium, and Nyckeestraat 4, 8300 Knokke Heist, Belgium; Final Decision and Order
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2026-05-27 · Notice
Reporting for Calendar Year 2025 on Offsets Agreements Related to Sales of Defense Articles or Defense Services to Foreign Countries or Foreign Firms
Official abstract: This notice is to remind the public that U.S. firms are required to report annually to the Department of Commerce (Commerce) information on contracts for the sale of defense articles or defense services to foreign countries or foreign firms that are subject to offsets agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in value. U.S. firms are also required to report annually to Commerce information on offsets transactions completed in performance of existing offsets commitments for which an offsets credit of $250,000 or more has been claimed from the foreign representative. This year, such reports must include relevant information from calendar year 2025 and must be submitted to Commerce no later than June 15, 2026.
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2026-05-21 · Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting of Violations of the Export Administration Regulations
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2026-05-21 · Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Entity List and Unverified List Requests
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2026-05-21 · Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Foreign Availability Procedures
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2026-05-14 · Notice
Emerging Technology Technical Advisory Committee
Official abstract: The Emerging Technology Technical Advisory Committee (ETTAC) advises and assists the Department of Commerce on matters related to export control policies. The ETTAC will meet on June 2, 2026, to review and discuss these matters. This meeting will be partially closed to the public pursuant to the exemptions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and the Government in the Sunshine Act. The meeting will be held in person, with no option for virtual attendance.
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2026-05-13 · Notice
Procedures To Apply for Company-Specific Onshoring Agreements To Obtain Tariff Adjustments for Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients Under Proclamation 11020
Official abstract: This notice announces the procedures for companies that manufacture pharmaceutical products to apply for company-specific agreements with the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to onshore manufacturing of pharmaceutical products and their ingredients. Companies that enter into such agreements are eligible for a reduced Section 232 duty rate for imports of their pharmaceutical products and associated ingredients. Companies are requested to submit applications within 30 days of publication in the Federal Register.
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2026-04-29 · Notice
Notice of Technical Corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States for Duties Imposed by Presidential Proclamation 11021
Official abstract: The President issued Proclamation 11021 "Strengthening Actions Taken to Adjust Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Into the United States," (Presidential Proclamation) on April 2, 2026, to adjust imports of metal products to address more effectively threats to the national security. In the Presidential Proclamation, the President authorized the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to publish modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to effectuate or implement the Presidential Proclamation. The Secretary also is authorized to make any technical corrections to any Annex of the Presidential Proclamation. This notice issues two technical corrections to Annex IV of the Proclamation and a clarification.
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