WTO notification · TBT
United StatesAdopted, according to its latest notice
Official title
Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; License Plate Lamps
The United States issued an addendum on 20 February 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/USA/2213. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 12 June 2025. The comment period closed on 29 July 2025.
Expodite puts notifications like this one in your Updates centre, matched to the HS codes of your products and the markets you export to. Opens the requirements check for the United States in your Expodite account.
Source: WTO ePing (opens in a new tab). Summaries by Expodite, which is independent of the WTO.
Published here:
Updated here:
License plate lamps; Lighting, signalling and warning devices; Trucks and trailers
Latest notice (G/TBT/N/USA/2213/Add.1, 20 February 2026)
The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.
Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; License Plate Lamps
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to add an exception from the lamp and reflective device requirements for license plate lamps on the rear of truck tractors while towing a trailer. This amendment removes an unnecessary regulatory requirement without impacting safety. Effective 23 March 2026. Petitions for reconsideration of this final rule must be submitted to the FMCSA Administrator no later than 23 March 2026. 91 Federal Register (FR) 7871, 19 February 2026; Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 393: This final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2213 are identified by Docket Number FMCSA-2025-0122. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit petitions for reconsideration to the USA TBT Enquiry Point by or before 4pm Eastern Time on 23 March 2026. Petitions for reconsideration received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with FMCSA and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received by 23 March 2026.
Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposes to provide an exception from the lamp and reflective device requirements for license plate lamps on the rear of truck tractors while towing a trailer. This proposed change would remove an unnecessary regulatory requirement without impacting safety.
Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.
AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/2213/Add.1
Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; License Plate Lamps
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to add an exception from the lamp and reflective device requirements for license plate lamps on the rear of truck tractors while towing a trailer. This amendment removes an unnecessary regulatory requirement without impacting safety. Effective 23 March 2026. Petitions for reconsideration of this final rule must be submitted to the FMCSA Administrator no later than 23 March 2026. 91 Federal Register (FR) 7871, 19 February 2026; Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 393: This final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2213 are identified by Docket Number FMCSA-2025-0122. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit petitions for reconsideration to the USA TBT Enquiry Point by or before 4pm Eastern Time on 23 March 2026. Petitions for reconsideration received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with FMCSA and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received by 23 March 2026.
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/USA/2213
Comment deadline: Closed on 29 July 2025
Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; License Plate Lamps
Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposes to provide an exception from the lamp and reflective device requirements for license plate lamps on the rear of truck tractors while towing a trailer. This proposed change would remove an unnecessary regulatory requirement without impacting safety.
Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.
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
Expodite matches each notification to the markets you export to and the HS codes of your products, and puts the ones that concern you in your Updates centre, with the date comments close.