BIS Affiliates Rule Set to Return November 10; Trade Truce Extension Awaits Implementation

Posted 10/23/26

The Bureau of Industry and Security’s Affiliates Rule remains scheduled to return on November 10, 2026. The reported extension of the U.S.–China Busan trade agreement through January 10, 2027, could prolong the suspension, but Commerce has not confirmed that the extension covers the rule. Once reinstated, the rule will extend specified Export Administration Regulations restrictions to unlisted foreign entities owned at least 50 percent, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, by covered parties on the Entity List, Military End-User List or SDN List under sanctions programs identified in EAR § 744.8(a)(1).

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BIS Affiliates Rule Set to Return November 10; Trade Truce Extension Awaits Implementation

The Bureau of Industry and Security’s Affiliates Rule remains scheduled to return on November 10, 2026. The reported extension of the U.S.–China Busan trade agreement through January 10, 2027, could prolong the suspension, but Commerce has not confirmed that the extension covers the rule. Once reinstated, the rule will extend specified Export Administration Regulations restrictions to unlisted foreign entities owned at least 50 percent, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, by covered parties on the Entity List, Military End-User List or SDN List under sanctions programs identified in EAR § 744.8(a)(1).