U.S. Eases Export Controls on UAE, Expands License-Free AI Chip and D…

The U.S. Department of Commerce has removed export restrictions on the UAE, granting license-free access to advanced AI chips, defense technologies, and dual-use items for approved UAE entities and U.S. companies operating there. The change recognises the UAE as a Major Defense Partner and aligns with a U.S.-UAE AI cooperation framework. If you build AI infrastructure or chips, you now have a new jurisdiction where you can ship without a license. The UAE is no longer treated as a controlled market - it's been reclassified as an approved partner, which means a whole region of Gulf buyers and resellers just became accessible without the six-month licence wait.