Commerce Dept Tracks Sneaky Foreign Boycott Requests from Businesses
Published Date: 4/9/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Commerce is asking businesses to help by sharing info about any requests they get to join foreign boycotts against U.S. friends. This helps the government spot trends and keep U.S. companies from getting involved in unfair trade practices. Comments on this info collection are open until June 8, 2026, and it won’t cost businesses anything extra to participate.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Business Reporting Time Burden
If you run a for‑profit business, the Commerce Department is asking you to report requests to join foreign boycotts electronically. The agency estimates 412 respondents, each report takes about 1 to 1.5 hours, total annual burden is 482 hours, participation is voluntary, and there is no estimated monetary cost to respondents.
Government Monitoring to Discourage Boycotts
The information collected will be used to monitor requests for participation in foreign boycotts against countries friendly to the United States and to note changing trends so the government can decide on actions to discourage U.S. persons from participating in such restrictive trade practices.
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