On February 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued its final determinations of (1) duty rates and (2) duty coverage in the ongoing antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into active anode material (battery-grade graphite) from China. The investigations were initiated in late 2024 based on petitions that sought duties not just on Chinese graphite…
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has updated the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to include a new statistical suffix and article description for certain lithium ion batteries. The full version of Chapter 85 is available on the ITC’s website and we have attached excerpts for the 8506 and 8507…
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Nebraska Governor Pillen signed into law on May 20, 2025 The Safe Battery Collection and Recycling Act (LB 36). The new Nebraska extended producer responsibility (EPR) battery law, like Colorado’s recently passed legislation, closely follows PRBA’s model legislation on portable and medium format batteries. The law can be found on the Nebraska Legislature website….
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On May 6, 2025, the Colorado House and Senate passed SB 163: Concerning the establishment of battery stewardship programs for the disposal of certain batteries. This bill closely follows the PRBA model legislation. PRBA worked extensively with the bill’s sponsor (Senator Lisa Cutter), Recycle Colorado, Eco-Cycle, and other stakeholders in Colorado. The bill covers all portable…
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released the following substantive and comprehensive, 165-page draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR): Safety Standard for Lithium-Ion Batteries Used in Micromobility Products and Electrical Systems of Micromobility Products Containing Such Batteries. The draft NPR and 58 pages of supporting documents are available on CPSC’s website….
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The UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods approved last week at their meeting in Geneva, Switzerland three proposals from PRBA that will amend the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations and the UN38.3 lithium and sodium ion battery tests found in the UN Manual of Tests and…
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has released an updated edition of its Lithium Battery Guide for Shippers. The document provides guidance on how to properly ship and package lithium cells and batteries for transport in all modes of transport in accordance with the U.S. Hazardous Materials Regulations, 49…
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PRBA has seen an increased interest in portable battery extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation since Illinois and Vermont enacted legislation earlier this year. PRBA continues to hear from multiple stakeholders throughout the U.S. and anticipates as many as 12 states could introduce portable battery EPR legislation in 2025 as fires attributed to lithium batteries and…
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PRBA met with officials from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (PCA) on November 22, 2024 to discuss the extensive comments that PRBA filed with the Agency on March 1, 2024 requesting a Currently Unavoidable Use (CUU) determination for batteries from state PFAS restrictions, and to explain how the January 1, 2025 prohibition on PFAS contained…
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PRBA’s Fire Code Committee recently met to review the proposed changes to the battery and micro-mobility provisions in the 2024 International Fire Code (IFC) and International Building Code (IBC) that will be considered by the International Code Council during their meeting in Long Beach, CA on October 23 – 31, 2024. The substantial changes address…
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