Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments Under 15 CFR Part 301
What happened
On September 4, 2026, Commerce's International Trade Administration published a Federal Register notice (91 FR 56858) requesting public comment on applications for duty-free entry of scientific instruments under Section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 and 15 CFR part 301. On November 5, 2026, Commerce approved duty-free entry for instruments in Docket Nos. 26-008 through 26-147, finding no instrument of equivalent scientific value manufactured in the United States at the time of order; no comments were received. That same day, Commerce opened a further comment period, postmarked on or before November 27, 2026, on applications under Docket Nos. 26-125 through 26-190, covering instruments including scanning electron microscopes, NMR spectrometers and dilution refrigerators. The open deadline is November 27, 2026, for comments on the pending applications.
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Developments
- Nov 5, 21:00 · 1 reportCommerce seeks comments on 39 duty-free entry applications for scientific instrumentsFederal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD): Commerce seeks comments on 39 duty-free entry applications for scientific instruments
- Nov 5, 21:00 · 1 reportCommerce approves duty-free entry for scientific instruments in 30 docketsFederal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD): Commerce approves duty-free entry for scientific instruments in 30 dockets
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- Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)Commerce approves duty-free entry for scientific instruments in 30 dockets
Commerce's International Trade Administration approved duty-free entry for the scientific instruments listed in Docket Nos. 26-008 through 26-147, finding no instrument of equivalent scientific value manufactured in the United States at the time of order. The decision follows a September 4, 2026 Federal Register notice (91 FR 56858) requesting public comment; no comments were received. The dockets cover applicants including Northwestern University and Cornell University, the University of Michigan, the University of Texas at Austin, Rice University, Purdue University and the University of California campuses, for instruments such as dilution refrigerators, cryostats, lasers and spectrometers.
- Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)Commerce seeks comments on 39 duty-free entry applications for scientific instruments
Commerce's International Trade Administration invites comments, postmarked on or before November 27, 2026, on whether instruments of equivalent scientific value are manufactured in the United States, for applications filed under Section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 and 15 CFR part 301. The applications, listed under Docket Nos. 26-125 through 26-190, cover instruments including scanning electron microscopes, NMR spectrometers, dilution refrigerators, cryostats and lasers for applicants such as Oakland University, the University of Virginia, UChicago Argonne LLC, Battelle Memorial Institute and Stanford University.
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