The Donald Trump Administration plans to issue rules focused on imports of Chinese drones and medium and heavy vehicles with quoting concern for national security.
Development comes after an earlier intervention against cars and trucks.
The US is planning to issue rules as soon as this month deals with the risks of national security concerning information and communication technologies that are an integral part of drones and connected vehicles weighing more than £ 10,000 from countries such as China and other foreign opponents, the Ministry of Commerce said.
China is responsible for the vast majority of American commercial drone sales. Washington has become more and more intervened in Chinese drones in the last few years.
DJI, the largest drone manufacturer in the world, sells more than half of all American commercial drones.
In July, the US Sales Department stated that it initiated the investigation of the National Security of Drone Imports and related components, as well as Polysilicon, key components of solar panels and semiconductors.
Investigations “Section 232”, which was opened 1 July, could be used as a basis for even higher tariffs on imported drones and polysilicon and its derivatives.
Trump’s administration has launched numerous national security investigations, including imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines and parts, medium and heavy trucks and related parts, semiconductors and drugs.
In December 2024, President Joe Biden signed legislation, which could eventually disable the sale of new drones in the United States.
In January, the Ministry of Trade under Biden said it was considering the rules to reduce or ban Chinese drones in the US, referring to concerns about national security.
In June, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at strengthening the American drone industry.
The Systems International Association said it supports a probe of drones that reviews the concentration of the supplier chain, domestic production capacity and the role of foreign subsidies and price procedures.
-s inputs from Reuters
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