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United StatesProposed measure, open for comments

Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With International

Official title

Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With International Standards

The United States notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 28 October 2026. Comments are open until 28 December 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Hazardous materials transport; Transport; Protection against dangerous goods

Notifying member
United States(United States of America)
Status
Proposed measure, open for comments
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Harmonization
  • Cost saving and productivity enhancement
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/USA/2325

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Open until 28 December 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO TBT enquiry point before 28 December 2026, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/USA/2325 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to the United States.

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What the notification says

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, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. These proposed amendments are intended to maintain consistency with the latest international regulations and standards, to reduce costs to entities or individuals within the United States, and to lower the cost of regulations on the U.S. economy.

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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