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Fireworks, signalling flares – United States

Official title

Hazardous Materials: Allowing Fireworks Certification Agencies (FCAs) To Approve Professional Fireworks

The United States notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 10 August 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Professional display fireworks (aerial shells, mines, comets, display candles, etc., constructed to American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) Standard 87-1B); Entertainment pyrotechnics / Special effects pyrotechnics (proximate pyrotechnics, theatrical effects, set pieces constructed to APA Standard 8

HS codes
  • 36 · Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
    • 3604 Fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles (excl. cartridge blanks)
Notifying member
United States(United States of America)
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Quality requirements
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/USA/2315

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Not set in the notification
Proposed adoption
n/a
Proposed entry into force
n/a

How to comment

The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/USA/2315; it forwards comments to the United States.

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What the notification says

This final rule expands the authority of a Fireworks Certification Agency (FCA) to obtain the ability to approve fireworks constructed to certain requirements. These amendments will streamline PHMSA's fireworks approval process and provide the industry with improved regulatory flexibility. This final rule is effective 8 September 2026. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 8 September 2026.

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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