U.S. says it may scale back some Huawei trade restrictions

The U.S. Commerce Department may soon scale back restrictions on Huawei Technologies after this week’s blacklisting made it nearly impossible for the Chinese company to purchase goods made in the United States, a department spokeswoman said on Friday.

The Commerce Department may issue a temporary general license to allow time for companies and people who have Huawei equipment to maintain reliability of their communications networks and equipment, the spokeswoman said.

The possible general license would not apply to new transactions, according to the spokeswoman, and would last for 90 days.

A spokesman for Huawei did not immediately respond to a request for comment.