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Enhanced Favorable Treatment for the United Arab Emirates Under the Export Administration Regulations
The Industry and Security Bureau published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 14, 2026. It took effect on July 10, 2026.
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What the agency says
In this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to provide enhanced favorable treatment for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Specifically, BIS is removing the UAE from Country Groups D:3 and D:4 and adding the UAE to Country Group A:5. More license exceptions will now be available, including Strategic Trade Authorization (STA) for the UAE Government and approved commercial entities in the UAE. STA will authorize the export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) of military items; certain commercial satellites and spacecraft; and dual-use items useful in, inter alia, oil and gas production, desalination, and civil nuclear power generation. The UAE Government and approved commercial entities will also have license-free access to advanced computing items, consistent with the May 2025 U.S.-UAE Artificial Intelligence Cooperation framework, without compromising U.S. digital infrastructure buildout.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-14132
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Commerce Department; Industry and Security Bureau
- Published
- July 14, 2026
- Takes effect
- July 10, 2026
- Dates
- This rule is effective July 10, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. 260710-0168
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0694-AK54
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 774
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Exports; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Terrorism
- Pages
- 6
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