U.S. Agency Grants Netgear Conditional Approval to Import Networking Devices Until 2027

U.S. regulatory agency announced on April 14, 2026, that it has granted Netgear, Inc. conditional approval to import specific lines of its consumer networking devices into the United States. The approval covers future imports of Nighthawk consumer mesh, mobile, and standalone routers in the R, RAX, RAXE, RS, MK, MR, M, and MH series; Orbi consumer mesh, mobile, and standalone routers in the RBK, RBE, RBR, RBRE, LBR, LBK, and CBK series; CAX series cable gateways; and CM series cable modems.

This permission extends through October 1, 2027. U.S. policy restricting imports of certain foreign-manufactured routers due to national security concerns. The policy targets future devices intended for import, sale, and marketing in the United States, while existing devices remain unaffected.

Netgear manufactures the approved devices in Asia and has not announced any plans to shift production to the United States.

Import Restrictions The import restrictions stem from concerns over potential national security risks posed by foreign-made networking equipment.

U.S. national security. This follows incidents where networking devices, including some from Netgear, were targeted in hacking activities attributed to a Chinese group known as Volt Typhoon. -based production over the next one to five years.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the approval, as required for public companies making material disclosures. U.S. manufacturing plans. Netgear did not immediately respond to requests for comment on whether it provided the required manufacturing plans or details on investments.

The agency also did not explain the basis for granting the exemption in its announcement.

The approval is limited to the specified product lines and does not extend to other devices.