Adjusting Imports of Robotics, Industrial Machinery, and Their Parts and Components Into the United States

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 210 (Monday, November 2, 2026)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 69199-69202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22385]



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Vol. 91

Monday,

No. 210

November 2, 2026

Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 11077--Adjusting Imports of Robotics, Industrial 
Machinery, and Their Parts and Components Into the United States



Memorandum of October 28, 2026--Delegation of Authority Under Section 
8335 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 210 / Monday, November 2, 2026 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 11077 of October 28, 2026

                
Adjusting Imports of Robotics, Industrial 
                Machinery, and Their Parts and Components Into the 
                United States

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                1. Within the past 90 days, the Secretary of Commerce 
                (Secretary) transmitted to me a report on his 
                investigation into the effects of imports of robotics 
                and industrial machinery, as well as their parts and 
                components (together, components), on the national 
                security of the United States under section 232 of the 
                Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1862 
                (section 232). Based on the facts considered in that 
                investigation, and taking into account the close 
                relation of the economic welfare of the Nation to our 
                national security and other relevant factors, see 
                section 232(d) (19 U.S.C. 1862(d)), the Secretary found 
                and advised me of his opinion that robotics, industrial 
                machinery, and their components are being imported into 
                the United States in such quantities and under such 
                circumstances as to threaten to impair the national 
                security of the United States.

                2. Nearly all modern defense systems and critical 
                infrastructure sectors require the use of robotics or 
                industrial machinery to function or be manufactured 
                effectively and efficiently. Robotics and industrial 
                machinery are critical to virtually all modern 
                manufacturing processes, including for defense, 
                commercial, and dual-use purposes. Robotics and 
                industrial machinery enable defense readiness and 
                design, production, and sustainment activities across a 
                wide range of defense applications. Furthermore, 
                robotics and industrial machinery generate substantial 
                economic value and support important economic 
                activities, including approximately $7.1 trillion in 
                shipments of manufactured goods in 2024 and the 
                production of approximately $86 billion worth of 
                equipment in 2024.

                3. The Secretary found that robotics and industrial 
                machinery support the production of essential, state-
                of-the-art defense systems, such as aircraft, tanks, 
                ships, weapons, and munitions, as well as certain 
                military and law enforcement activities. For example, 
                advanced robots--such as autonomous robots, humanoid 
                and quadruped robots, and autonomous ground vehicles--
                provide combat support to the United States military, 
                including by conducting intelligence, surveillance, and 
                reconnaissance missions and by handling dangerous 
                tasks, such as casualty extraction and mine detection 
                and clearing. Robotics and industrial machinery also 
                enable the defense industry to automate the building of 
                essential defense products, such as missiles, aircraft, 
                and ships, allowing production activities to last 
                longer and for repetitive tasks to be performed with 
                minimal error. Indeed, the defense industrial base's 
                ability to surge production, including during wartime 
                or armed conflict, relies on industrial robotics and 
                machinery.

                4. The Secretary found that robotics and industrial 
                machines are also crucial to the United States' 
                critical infrastructure sectors and other key aspects 
                of the United States economy. Industrial robots and 
                machines are used to create products and parts that are 
                used across all 16 critical infrastructure sectors of 
                the United States. For example, industrial robots are 
                heavily used in the automotive, electrical, and 
                electronics industries and are also

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                meaningfully used in the metal and machinery, plastic 
                and chemical products, and food and beverage 
                industries. Similarly, industrial machinery carries out 
                critical functions across various industries and in the 
                manufacturing process for a range of goods, including 
                construction equipment, electronics, medical devices, 
                metal fabrication, motor vehicles, and aircraft. And 
                because industrial robots and machinery serve end-use 
                industries and contribute to equipment manufacturing 
                and product creation efforts, they carry expansive 
                downstream implications for the United States economy. 
                Thus, robotics and industrial machines are a driving 
                force behind critical infrastructure sectors and are 
                crucial to the national and economic security interests 
                of the United States.

                5. The Secretary found that the United States relies on 
                foreign imports for most types of robotics and 
                industrial machinery and for their components. The 
                value of robotics, industrial machinery, and their 
                components imported into the United States has 
                increased over the last decade and is projected to 
                continue to increase. This import reliance poses risks 
                to the United States industrial base and threatens the 
                long-term competitiveness of the United States in a 
                sector that is increasingly vital to national security.

                6. The Secretary also found that robotics, industrial 
                machinery, and their components from certain foreign 
                entities pose unique security and safety risks. 
                Robotics and industrial machinery are integrated into 
                many manufacturing and defense systems and routinely 
                process and store sensitive data. These technologies, 
                when sourced from foreign entities, can pose 
                significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities that can 
                result in severe consequences to the United States.

                7. The Secretary found that the domestic industry does 
                not produce enough robotics, industrial machinery, and 
                their components to meet national security needs, and 
                that the need for domestically produced robotics, 
                industrial machinery, and their components will only 
                increase. Despite a recent surge in investments in 
                manufacturing facilities in the United States, the 
                United States still produces less robotics and 
                industrial equipment than it consumes, lacks the 
                capacity to satisfy the need for robotics and 
                industrial machinery with domestic sources, and 
                underutilizes its manufacturing capacity for robotics, 
                industrial equipment, and their components. According 
                to the Secretary, without intervention, challenges for 
                United States manufacturers investing in robotics and 
                industrial machinery will likely continue. In the 
                Secretary's opinion, it is vital to take action to 
                strengthen, expand, and modernize the domestic 
                manufacturing and industrial base for robotics, 
                industrial machinery, and their components.

                8. In light of these findings and other findings in the 
                Secretary's report, the Secretary recommended various 
                actions to adjust the imports of robotics, industrial 
                machinery, and their components so that such imports 
                will not threaten to impair the national security.

                9. After considering the Secretary's report, the 
                factors in section 232(d) (19 U.S.C. 1862(d)), and 
                other relevant factors and information, I concur with 
                the Secretary's finding that robotics, industrial 
                machinery, and their components are being imported into 
                the United States in such quantities and under such 
                circumstances as to threaten to impair the national 
                security of the United States. In my judgment, and in 
                light of the Secretary's report, the factors in section 
                232(d) (19 U.S.C. 1862(d)), and other relevant factors 
                and information, I determine that it is necessary and 
                appropriate to enter into negotiations with trading 
                partners to adjust imports of robotics, industrial 
                machinery, and their components so that such imports 
                will not threaten to impair the national security of 
                the United States.

                10. I therefore direct the Secretary and the United 
                States Trade Representative (Trade Representative) to 
                jointly pursue negotiations of agreements or continue 
                any current negotiations of agreements to address the 
                threatened impairment of the national security with 
                respect to imported robotics, industrial machinery, and 
                their components, with any foreign trading partner the 
                Secretary and the Trade Representative deem 
                appropriate, and to update me

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                on the progress of such negotiations within 180 days of 
                the date of this proclamation. Under current 
                circumstances and in light of future requirements of 
                the United States, this course of action is necessary 
                and appropriate to address the threatened impairment of 
                the national security.

                11. Section 232 authorizes the President to take action 
                to adjust the imports of an article and its derivatives 
                that are being imported into the United States in such 
                quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten 
                to impair the national security. Section 232 includes 
                the authority to adopt and carry out a plan of action, 
                with adjustments over time, to address the national 
                security threat. That initial plan of action may 
                include negotiations of agreements along with other 
                actions to adjust imports to address the national 
                security threat, including tariffs, duties, quotas, and 
                fees. If action under section 232 includes the 
                negotiation of an agreement, such as one contemplated 
                in section 232(c)(3)(A)(i) (19 U.S.C. 
                1862(c)(3)(A)(i)), the President may also take other 
                actions he deems necessary to adjust imports to 
                eliminate the threat that the imported article poses to 
                the national security, including if such an agreement 
                is not entered into within 180 days of the date of this 
                proclamation, is not being carried out, or is 
                ineffective. See 19 U.S.C. 1862(c)(3)(A).

                12. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended 
                (19 U.S.C. 2483) (section 604), authorizes the 
                President to embody in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
                of the United States the substance of statutes 
                affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, 
                including the removal, modification, continuance, or 
                imposition of any rate of duty or other import 
                restriction.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by the authority vested in me 
                by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, 
                including section 232; section 604; and section 301 of 
                title 3, United States Code, do hereby proclaim as 
                follows:

(1) The Secretary and the Trade Representative shall jointly pursue or 
continue pursuing negotiations of agreements to address the threatened 
impairment of the national security with respect to imports of robotics, 
industrial machinery, and their components. Depending on the status or 
outcome of such negotiations, I may consider alternative remedies in the 
future, including imposing or modifying tariffs, duties, quotas, and fees; 
and establishing a program to incentivize new investment in United States 
production of robotics and industrial machinery, as well as their parts and 
components.

(2) The Secretary and the Trade Representative, in consultation with any 
other senior executive branch official they deem appropriate, shall, from 
time to time, update me on the status or outcome of the negotiations 
described in this proclamation. The Secretary and the Trade Representative 
shall provide one of these updates within 180 days of the date of this 
proclamation.

(3) The Secretary shall continue to monitor imports of robotics, industrial 
machinery, and their components and shall, from time to time, in 
consultation with any senior executive branch officials the Secretary deems 
appropriate, review the status of such imports with respect to the national 
security. The Secretary shall inform me of any circumstances that, in the 
Secretary's opinion, might indicate the need for further action by the 
President under section 232.

(4) Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is 
inconsistent with this proclamation is superseded to the extent of such 
inconsistency. If any provision of this proclamation or the application of 
any provision of this proclamation to any individual or circumstance is 
held to be invalid, the remainder of this proclamation and the application 
of its provisions to any other individual or circumstance shall not be 
affected.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-eighth day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand twenty-six, and

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                of the Independence of the United States of America the 
                two hundred and fifty-first.
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[FR Doc. 2026-22385
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