On July 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule in the Federal Register announcing enhanced favorable treatment for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This rule removes the UAE from Country Groups D:3 and D:4 and adds it to Country Group A:5.
This change makes additional license exceptions available and provides the UAE Government and certain approved commercial entities with "license-free access to advanced computing items".
The rule became effective on July 10, 2026.
The final rule can be found here.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/14/2026-14132/enhanced-favorable-treatment-for-the-united-arab-emirates-under-the-export-administration
