Economics
Trump Eases PPE Export Ban With Canada, Mexico Exemptions
- Administration clarifies scope of ban after confusing rollout
- Internal CBP memo specifies focus is on commercial quantities
Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
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The Trump administration eased a ban on exports of personal protective equipment, with the list of exemptions growing after lawyers laid out the shortcomings of the rules, people familiar with the situation said.
Exports to Canada, Mexico and U.S. entities such as military bases abroad are among the exemptions, according to an internal Customs and Border Protection memo obtained by Bloomberg News. It also singles out shipments by 3M Co., which President Donald Trump had originally blocked from sending N95 masks to Canada and Latin America. He reversed course last week after reaching a production agreement with the company.