---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 791.308"
title: "15"
number: "791.308"
heading: "Exemptions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/791.308"
---

# §791.308. Exemptions.

- (a) VCS hardware importers may engage in prohibited transactions described in [§ 791.302](/cfr/15/791.302.md) without an authorization as required under §§ [791.306](/cfr/15/791.306.md) and [791.307](/cfr/15/791.307.md), and are exempt from submitting Declarations of Conformity with respect to all other transactions, as described in [§ 791.305](/cfr/15/791.305.md) provided that:
  - (1) For VCS hardware units not associated with a vehicle model year, the import of the VCS hardware occurs prior to January 1, 2029; or
  - (2) The VCS hardware is associated with a vehicle model year prior to 2030, the VCS hardware is imported as part of a connected vehicle with a model year prior to 2030, or the VCS hardware is imported for purposes of repair or warranty for a connected vehicle with a model year prior to 2030.
- (b) Connected vehicle manufacturers may engage in prohibited transactions described in [§ 791.303](/cfr/15/791.303.md) without authorization as required under [§ 791.306](/cfr/15/791.306.md) or [§ 791.307](/cfr/15/791.307.md) and are exempt from submitting Declarations of Conformity with respect to all other transactions, as described in [§ 791.305](/cfr/15/791.305.md), provided that the completed connected vehicle that incorporates covered software described in [§ 791.303(a)(1)](/cfr/15/791.303.md?p=a-1) was manufactured prior to model year 2027.
- (c) Connected vehicle manufacturers who are owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of the PRC or Russia may engage in prohibited transactions described in [§ 791.304](/cfr/15/791.304.md) without authorization as required under [§ 791.306](/cfr/15/791.306.md) or [§ 791.307](/cfr/15/791.307.md), and are exempt from submitting Declarations of Conformity to all other transactions, provided that the completed connected vehicle that incorporates VCS hardware and/or covered software was manufactured prior to model year 2027.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 90 FR 5414, Jan. 16, 2025, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.; E.O. 13873, 84 FR 22689; E.O. 14034, 86 FR 31423

### Source

Source: 86 FR 4923, Jan. 19, 2021, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 89 FR 58265, July 18, 2024.