The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security said the move will restore export rules that existed under Trump's first term and create "hundreds of millions of dollars per year in export opportunities" for US gun manufacturers.
The move aligns with Trump's views on guns and ownership. He has been resolutely against reforming America's gun laws, including raising the legal age to buy a gun, strengthening background checks or limiting assault-style rifles similar to the one the gunman used in his attack on a Michigan church on Sunday.
The Biden administration imposed the restrictions last April after a temporary export pause.
The policy change could benefit major US firearms manufacturers by opening previously restricted international markets.
