International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Clarifying Policies of Denial, Updating the Major Non-NATO Ally List, and Minor Corrections; Corrections

What it does

On September 18, 2026, the Department of State revised the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to clarify certain policy-of-denial provisions, update country policies for Ethiopia and Somalia, add Saudi Arabia and Peru to the list of major non-NATO allies, and make other miscellaneous corrections. That document included incorrect amendatory instructions resulting in the inadvertent removal of regulatory text. This document corrects the final regulations.

The State Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

2 parts of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

22 CFR 125, 22 CFR 126

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The State Department has published 23 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 9 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1400-AG31 since Jan. 1, 2025.

• Sept. 18, 2026 Final rule. International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Clarifying Policies of Denial, Updating the Major Non-NATO Ally List, and Minor Corrections

What happens next and when

This rule is effective on September 23, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Title 22 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register