WTO notification · TBT
United StatesProposed measure, not in force yet
Official title
Seeking Comment on Prohibiting the Importation and Marketing of Certain Foreign-Produced Military-Grade Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) and UAS Critical Components for Non-U.S. Government, Including Those With Swarming Capabilities
The United States notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 4 August 2026. The comment period closed on 2 September 2026.
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Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), including foreign-produced military-grade drones; heavy-payload and long-range uncrewed aircraft; uncrewed aircraft equipped for specialized payloads (including chemical dispensing systems, thermal imaging, LiDAR, and optical/infrared sensors); uncrewed aircraft with
The comment period closed on 2 September 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/2313; it can take them up with the United States.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Request for comments - In this document, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) and the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) seek comment on proposing to prohibit the continued importation and marketing of certain military-grade foreign-made UAS and UAS critical components that are found on the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Covered List. Through this Public Notice, acting pursuant to section 2.939 of the Federal Communications Commission's rules, PSHSB and OET propose to apply such prohibitions given that these devices have been found to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States and to the safety and security of United States persons pursuant to the Secure and Trusted Communications Act of 2019. This is a summary of the Public Notice released on 21 July 2026 in PS Docket No. 26-189. The full text of this document is available at
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