In-transit shipments, import restrictions, and export controls are among the topics of new rules appearing on the Department of Commerce’s most recent semiannual regulatory agenda, which lists these and other regulations affecting international trade that could be issued within the next year. The expected timeframes for issuance of these rules are indicated in parentheses.
- a proposed rule to clarify the requirements governing in-transit shipments from foreign countries through the U.S. that are subsequently exported to foreign destinations (July 2024; first time published)
- a proposed rule to control U.S. persons’ support of military and intelligence end-users and end-uses and restrict exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country) to these end-users and end-uses (July 2024; first time published)
- an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on potential regulation of exports of information and communications technology and services integral to unmanned aerial systems (July 2024; first time published)
- a proposed rule to amend seafood import permitting requirements, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and entry filing requirements (July 2024, previously January 2024; ANPR issued in July 2022)
- a proposed rule to add and remove items whose export is controlled for crime control reasons (July 2024; previously March 2024)
- a final rule making releases of technology for standards setting or development in standards organizations not subject to the Export Administration Regulations (July 2024, previously January 2024; interim final rule issued June 2020)
- a proposed rule to simplify the requirements for license exception STA (strategic trade authorization) and make other changes to encourage additional use of this exception (July 2024; previously January 2024)
- a proposed rule to impose import restrictions on connected vehicles (August 2024, first time published; ANPR issued in March 2024)
- a final rule to liberalize defense trade with the United Kingdom and Australia (August 2024; interim final rule issued in April 2024)
- a proposed rule to address diversion concerns created when the ultimate consignee in an export transaction is not the end-user and the end-user is unknown (September 2024; first time published)
- a final rule imposing supplemental licensing requirements on exports and reexports to Pakistan of certain items (September 2024; first time published)
- a final rule revising the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariff exclusion process (October 2024, previously January 2024; proposed rule issued August 2023)
- a proposed rule to impose export controls on certain metal powders and engines (October 2024)
- a final rule implementing additional export controls on advanced computing and semiconductor manufacturing items (October 2024, previously January 2024; interim final rule published October 2022)
- an interim final rule implementing export controls on quantum computers and other advanced technologies (October 2024; first time published)
- a proposed rule to impose export controls on cloud computing products and services and data center products and services designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by entities under the ownership or control of, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of, a foreign adversary (November 2024)
- a final rule to establish export controls on instruments for the automated chemical synthesis of peptides (December 2024, previously July 2024; proposed rule issued April 2023)
- a final rule to mitigate risks posed by the malicious use of U.S. cloud services (December 2024; proposed rule published January 2024)
- a proposed rule to update and clarify certain provisions of license exception AVS (aircraft, vessels, and spacecraft) (January 2025; previously February 2024)
- a final rule to clarify export controls on radiation-hardened integrated circuits and computer and telecom equipment incorporating such circuits (January 2025; proposed rule published March 2024)
- a final rule tightening export restrictions on firearms and ammunition (January 2025; interim final rule published April 2024)
- a proposed rule to expand permissive reexports to countries allied with the U.S. (March 2025; previously January 2024)
- a proposed rule to restructure and streamline the current country group structure used to determine license requirements for items exported, reexported, or transferred (in-country) that are subject to the EAR (March 2025; previously July 2024)
Rulemakings Completed
- a final rule to improve and augment the scope, circumvention, and covered merchandise proceedings in AD/CV duty cases and to define “particular market situation”
- a final rule to enhance the availability of electronic foreign-trade zone application fee payments
- a final rule imposing restrictions on exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country) to persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 14024
- a final rule revising export licensing requirements for certain cameras, systems, or related components
- a final rule updating export and reexport controls for Nicaragua
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