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DOJ/ATF RIN: 1140-AA93 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Firearms Activities in Foreign Trade Zones, Customs-Bonded Warehouses 
Abstract:

This proposed rule would update the definition of importation in the implementing regulations for the Gun Control Act (GCA) and the National Firearms Act (NFA). Specifically, the proposed rule would modify the definition to create an exclusion from import requirements for items brought into customs-bonded warehouses (CBWs) (in addition to the existing exclusion for foreign-trade zones (FTZs)). The proposed rule would also expand permissible activities that federal firearms licensees (FFLs) may perform on items in FTZs and CBWs, by removing the qualification that items may be brought into these spaces only for storage.

 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 478.11    27 CFR 479.11   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a)    18 U.S.C. 847, 921-931    44 U.S.C. 3504(h)    26 U.S.C. 5812    26 U.S.C. 5822    26 U.S.C. 7801    26 U.S.C. 7805    ...   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Gabriel Hollis
Regulations Writer
Department of Justice
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
99 New York Ave. NE,
Washington, DC 20226
Phone:202 648-7070
Email: ora@atf.gov