Strengthened rules of origin for entries of unmanned aircraft and parts for unmanned aircraft

(a) In general Notwithstanding any provision of the general notes to the HTS, unmanned aircraft classified under heading 8806 of the HTS, and parts for such aircraft classified under heading 8807 of the HTS, may not enter the customs territory of the United States unless— (1) (A) in the case of an unmanned aircraft, the entry of the aircraft is accompanied by a certificate or other documentation required by U.S. Customs and Border Protection establishing that the aircraft does not contain a flight controller, radio, data transmission device, camera, gimbal, permanent magnets (including neodymium iron boron magnets), ground control system, operating software, network connectivity hardware, or data storage manufactured in the People’s Republic of China; and (B) in the case of a part, the entry of the part is accompanied by a certificate or other documentation required by U.S. Customs and Border Protection establishing that the part was not manufactured in the People’s Republic of China; and (2) U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirms the veracity of the certificate or other documentation required by paragraph (1). (b) Exemption (1) In general Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to unmanned aircraft classified under heading 8806 of the HTS that— (A) the Federal Aviation Administration has, before January 1, 2026— (i) authorized for operations under the provisions of part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; or (ii) included in an air carrier’s exemption under section 44807 of title 49, United States Code; and (B) are not manufactured in whole by a covered foreign entity or in a foreign adversary country. (2) List Not later than January 1, 2026, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall— (A) provide the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection with a list of unmanned aircraft that qualify for the exemption under this subsection; and (B) certify that the list required by subparagraph (A) contains only unmanned aircraft that are not manufactured in whole by a covered foreign entity or in a foreign adversary country. (c) Applicability The prohibition under subsection (a) shall apply— (1) with respect to unmanned aircraft classified under heading 8806 of the HTS, on and after January 1, 2028; and (2) with respect to parts for such aircraft classified under heading 8807 of the HTS, on and after January 1, 2031.