Export regulation updates
Updates about this market, newest first: its WTO notifications of draft SPS and TBT rules and any other update that names it. 322 published so far.
Source: WTO ePing (opens in a new tab). Summaries by Expodite, which is independent of the WTO.
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WTO notificationTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Proposed rule - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and are also subject to an Order issued by EPA pursuant to…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2289/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Proposed rule - In this document, the Space Bureau (Bureau or we) within the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on potential revisions to the set of geostationary (GSO) satellite network reference links adopted in the Modernizing Spectrum Sharing for Satellite Broadband…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2217/Rev.1/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) proposes updating its regulations for liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities to incorporate by reference the most recent industry safety standards and to make other changes to account for more than…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2329Comments until 4 January 2027
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Proposed rule - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and are also subject to an Order issued by EPA pursuant to…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2328Comments until 2 December 2026
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Proposed rule - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) proposes to amend the regulations on nutrient specifications and labeling for infant formula as part of its phased, comprehensive review of infant formula nutrients. This action, if finalized, would amend the minimum and/or maximum…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2327Comments until 2 March 2027
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Proposed rule - The Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) proposes to update its rules for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) devices to reflect significant technological developments since the rules were first adopted in 2002. UWB technology has matured into a widely used, low-power enabler…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2326Comments until 4 January 2027
WTO notificationTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
The Consumer Product Safety Commission ('Commission' or 'CPSC') is proposing to amend the regulations for Safety Standard for Automatic Residential Garage Door Operators to reflect changes made by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. ('UL'), in the entrapment protection provisions in UL's standard UL…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1029/Add.6Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Proposed rule - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to update the incorporation by reference of several voluntary consensus standards in the Agency's formaldehyde standards for composite wood products regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) due to the standards…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/827/Rev.5/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Proposed rule - In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on proposed rule changes that would expand the ecosystem for next generation wireless services in the 3.7-4.2 GHz band (C-band) by making as much as 180, and at least 100…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2252/Add.4Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Proposed rule - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing amendments to the New Source Performance Standards and Emission Guidelines for the Crude Oil and Natural Gas Source Category to address additional concerns raised with prior regulatory amendments finalized in March 2024…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1802/Rev.2Comments until 16 December 2026
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) proposes to update the Hazardous Materials Regulations to adopt certain international regulations and standards related to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions…
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Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2325Comments until 28 December 2026
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Proposed rule - The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is changing rules to require shrimp wholesalers to label where shrimp comes from. These changes help consumers know where shrimp comes from and promote transparency for Texas seafood markets.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2324Comments until 9 November 2026
WTO notificationTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Proposed rule - The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission, or CPSC) is proposing to amend its Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads. The ignition source cigarette specified in the standard for use in the mattress standard's performance tests, Standard Reference…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/590/Rev.1/Add.5Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Notice of proposed rulemaking - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, ''Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.'' The proposed updates to the standard are intended to remove unnecessary…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2323Comments until 25 November 2026
WTO notificationTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Direct final guide; issuance and post-promulgation comment period - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.220, Revision 0, ''Acceptability of ASME OM-2 Code, Component Testing Requirements at Nuclear Facilities.'' This new RG endorses, with a regulatory…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2288/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Notice of proposed rulemaking - This document proposes to amend NHTSA's regulations to include an advanced crash test dummy, the Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint (THOR) 50th percentile adult male (THOR-50M). The dummy represents an adult male of roughly average height and weight and is…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2043/Add.3Comments until 21 November 2026
WTO notificationTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Notice of availability - The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is announcing the availability of a draft document titled, 'Voluntary Standards Evaluation Under the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act (PFSCA) of 2020.' The PFCSA requires the Commission, not later than 27 June…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1871/Add.6Comment period closed
WTO notificationTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Proposed rule - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is co-proposing two approaches to revising the existing 2026 and 2027 small refinery exemption (SRE) reallocation volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program in response to a higher volume of 2025 SREs than previously…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2219/Rev.1Comments until 4 December 2026
WTO notificationTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Proposed rule; request for comments - MSHA is proposing to allow the use of non-permissible Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) in specified underground areas of mines, if the equipment meets certain technical specifications and is operated under specific conditions. This proposed rule would…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2224/Add.2Comments until 8 December 2026
WTO notificationSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a food additive petition, submitted by Kemin Industries, Inc., proposing that we amend our food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of chromium propionate as a source of chromium in food for layer and…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3561/Add.1Comments until 13 November 2026
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Food safety, animal and plant health
Rules that protect people, animals and plants from risks carried by food, feed, pests and diseases: maximum residue limits, additives and contaminants, quarantine and inspection, and the certificates that go with them.
Technical product rules
Technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment for products: specifications, labelling and marking, packaging, and the tests and certificates a product needs before it can be sold.
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