International trade · 16/12/2022Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

US Department of State Proposes Amendment to ITAR Regulations to Exempt Certain Defense Activities

The US Department of State is proposing to expand the definition of 'activities that are not exports, reexports, retransfers, or temporary imports' under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to include certain defense activities, such as taking defense articles outside a previously approved country by foreign military personnel on deployment or training exercises, and exporting defense articles from the US without reexport or retransfer requirements.