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WTO notification · TBT

United StatesProposed measure, not in force yet

Iron or steel articles; Railway, tramway locomotives

Official title

Modernizing Package Certification Requirements

The United States notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 29 July 2026. The comment period closed on 26 August 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Packages for the transport of radioactive material, including Type B packages, fissile material packages, radioactive material transport casks, certified transport packages, and associated package lifting and tie-down systems; Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles)

HS codes
  • 73 · Iron or steel articles
    • 7326 Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles)
  • 86 · Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds
    • 8609 Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport.
Notifying member
United States(United States of America)
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/USA/2307

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 26 August 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 26 August 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/USA/2307; it can take them up with the United States.

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What the notification says

Proposed rule; request for comments - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations governing the packaging and transportation of radioactive material. This proposed action is responsive to several executive orders and the NRC's mission to enable the safe and secure use of nuclear materials in an efficient and reliable manner. The proposed amendments would establish voluntary provisions to provide greater flexibility for applicants by introducing risk-informed methodologies for demonstrating safety requirements and by providing an alternative radiation standard for approval of Type B packages for certain exclusive use shipments. The proposed rule would streamline application processes for package approval, remove unnecessary requirements, and clarify existing provisions.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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