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The Department of Commerce has approved applications for duty-free entry of several scientific instruments from foreign manufacturers, as no equivalent instruments are made in the United States. The approved instruments, which will be used in research projects at institutions like MIT, Harvard, the University of Michigan, the University of Chicago, and the University of California, Santa Barbara, include lasers and a wave generator system. These tools are intended for advanced scientific experiments, such as quantum physics research, molecular studies, and engineering studies of ship motions in water waves. The decision was made with no public objections.

The Department of Commerce approved requests from several universities, allowing them to import scientific instruments without paying duty fees. The universities, including Arizona State University and University of Colorado, among others, sought specialized equipment made in countries like Germany and China, which are not manufactured in the U.S. These instruments will be used for advanced research in fields such as high-pressure materials science, quantum information processing, and climate change studies. No public comments were received opposing the duty-free entry of these scientific items.