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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/30/2025-18992/revision-of-firearms-license-requirements">final rule</a>&nbsp;on September 30, 2025, rescinding the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/30/2024-08813/revision-of-firearms-license-requirements">2024 interim final rule</a>&nbsp;(“Firearms IFR”) under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) that had imposed new export license requirements and restrictions on firearms, ammunition, and related items. The new rule restores export controls for these items to their pre-May 2024 status, with the exception of maintaining certain new Export Control Classification Numbers (“ECCNs”). The action is intended to reduce regulatory burdens on U.S. firearms exporters while maintaining appropriate controls to protect national security and foreign policy interests.

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BIS issued the Firearms IFR on April 30, 2024, tightening controls on commercial firearms, ammunition, and related items under the EAR. It created four new ECCNs for semi-automatic rifles, pistols, shotguns, and certain parts (0A506-0A509) on the Commerce Control List (“CCL”). It also applied broad crime-control licensing worldwide, shortened license validity to one year, curtailed certain license exceptions, and adopted presumptions of denial for non-government end users in 36 high-risk destinations.

The Firearms IFR followed a 2023 licensing pause and policy review that identified significant diversion and misuse of U.S.-origin guns abroad. BIS used the Firearms IFR to act swiftly while soliciting public comment on further refinements.

To read the full post, visit our&nbsp;<a href="https://governmentcontractsnavigator.com/2025/10/15/bis-rescinds-2024-firearms-export-controls-reduces-regulatory-burdens-on-u-s-firearms-industry/">Government Contracts Navigator</a>&nbsp;blog.

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