# Asus escapes US router ban without US manufacturing plan

> Asus gets US router exemption without committing to US manufacturing.
- Title: Asus escapes US router ban without US manufacturing plan
- Summary: Asus gets US router exemption without committing to US manufacturing. Asus escaped the US router ban by submitting a cybersecurity review but has not…
- Keywords: asus, us router ban, federal communications commission, trusted networking equipment brand, netgear, us manufacturing, technology, culture, escapes, router, ban, without
- Source: The Verge — https://theverge.com/policy/1002504/asus-escape-us-router-ban-us-manufacturing
- Author: Sean Hollister
- Published: 2026-09-30T16:44:20+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: asus, us router ban, federal communications commission, trusted networking equipment brand, netgear, us manufacturing, technology, culture
## US router ban
The United States banned all future foreign-made consumer routers unless makers could prove they weren’t a national security threat and submit a detailed plan for US manufacturing.
## Asus exemption
Asus received a blanket exemption from the ban just in time to launch its first early Wi-Fi 8 routers in the United States.
## No US manufacturing plan
Asus has not publicly announced any plan to bring manufacturing to the United States or confirmed whether it submitted such a plan.
## Asus statement
Asus spokesperson JJ Guerrero stated that the company submitted a plan to the FCC and is working with trusted manufacturing partners for future networking products in the United States.
## No clarification
Asus did not clarify whether it had submitted a US manufacturing plan when asked repeatedly by The Verge over 12 days.
## Why exemption?
The US router ban is not about security or manufacturing but about where routers are made, with Asus and Netgear claiming they manufacture in US allies.
## Key takeaway

Asus escaped the US router ban by submitting a cybersecurity review but has not publicly committed to US manufacturing.