US Commerce Department drops plan to impose restrictions on Chinese-made drones

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it has withdrawn a plan to impose restrictions on Chinese drones after an earlier crackdown on cars and trucks.

The move comes weeks after the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said it was ‌barring ​imports of new models of foreign-made drones including from China's DJI and Autel on U.S. national security grounds. The Commerce Department said earlier it planned to issue rules that could restrict or potentially bar imports of Chinese drones on national security grounds and sent the proposal to the White House for review on Oct. 8 before withdrawing the proposal on Thursday, according to a posting on a government website.