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US moves UAE into top export tier, allowing licence-free AI chip exports to approved users

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Source: Federal Register (govinfo)Also reported by Morgan Lewis

A BIS rule effective 10 July (published 14 July) moved the UAE into Country Group A:5 and out of D:3 and D:4. Advanced computing items (ECCNs 3A090 and 4A090) can go licence-free only to listed approved entities: UAE government agencies, G42 and Core42 (approval expiring 6 Apr 2027 unless renewed), and Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle and xAI.

Why it matters

G42, Core42, UAE government agencies and eight named US firms can receive advanced AI chips in the UAE without a licence, with G42 and Core42’s approval expiring 6 April 2027.

When
10 Jul 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0064
Who
Bureau of Industry and Security, G42, Core42, OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, xAI, Meta, Amazon, Apple
Rules involved

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Federal Register (govinfo) and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 7 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Federal Register (govinfo)

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Document the source offers: document 1 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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Data to measure this

Compare the years before 2026 with the years since in these series.

  • BACI product-level trade databaseCEPIIHarmonised annual bilateral trade for about 5,000 HS6 products among about 200 countries, including chips.Years: 1995-present · annual · download · CSV · Covers before and after
  • UN ComtradeUnited Nations Statistics Division · paidBilateral goods trade by reporter, partner and product code, for example HS 8542 integrated circuits.monthly · api · CSV, JSON, API

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Cite this story

WTA-N-2026-0064: “US moves UAE into top export tier, allowing licence-free AI chip exports to approved users.” wheresthe.ai, 10 Jul 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/ae-uae-moved-to-country-group-a5-2026-07/ (source: Federal Register (govinfo)).

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