ITC Notice: Review of Exclusion Orders for Portable Power Stations, RC Transmitters, Computer Cables, Arrowheads, and Battery Jump Starters

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a notice requesting written submissions from the public and interested parties regarding whether existing exclusion orders in five separate investigations should be modified or rescinded. The investigations cover: (1) certain portable power stations and their packaging, (2) radio control hobby transmitters and receivers and products containing them, (3) computer cables, chargers, adapters, peripheral devices and their packaging, (4) arrowheads with deploying blades and components, and (5) portable battery jump starters and components. Exclusion orders are trade remedy measures issued by the ITC that bar importation of products found to infringe U.S. intellectual property rights (typically patents). The Commission is now soliciting input on whether changed conditions of fact, changed conditions of law, or the public interest justify altering or ending these import bans. Interested parties—including importers, manufacturers, IP rights holders, consumers, and trade associations—may submit written comments. The review process allows the Commission to reassess whether the original basis for each exclusion order remains valid in light of developments such as patent expiration, licensing agreements, product design changes, market shifts, or evolving public interest considerations. This notice applies to five distinct product categories spanning consumer electronics, sporting goods, and automotive accessories, indicating a broad procedural review of multiple active Section 337 exclusion orders simultaneously.

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