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Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) Equipment specially designed or prepared for the production of heavy water is subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110). (2) See ECCNs 1E001 (“development” and “production”) and 1E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled by this entry.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
1B228 Hydrogen-cryogenic distillation columns having all of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) Equipment specially designed or prepared for the production of heavy water is subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110). (2) See ECCNs 1E001 (“development” and “production”) and 1E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled by this entry.
Related Definitions: “Fine-grain stainless steels” in this entry are defined to be fine-grain austenitic stainless steels with an ASTM (or equivalent standard) grain size number of 5 or greater
Items: a. Designed to operate with internal temperatures of 35 K (-238 °C) or less;
b. Designed to operate at an internal pressure of 0.5 to 5 MPa (5 to 50 atmospheres);
c. Constructed of “fine-grain stainless steels” of the 300 series with low sulphur content or equivalent cryogenic and H2-compatible materials; and
d. With internal diameters of 1 m or greater and effective lengths of 5 m or greater.
1B229 Water-hydrogen sulphide exchange tray columns and “internal contactors”, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) Equipment specially designed or prepared for the production of heavy water is subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110). (2) See ECCNs 1E001 (“development” and “production”) and 1E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled by this entry.
Related Definitions: The “internal contactors” controlled by 1B229.b are segmented trays that have an effective assembled diameter of 1.8 m (6 ft.) or greater, are designed to facilitate countercurrent contacting, and are constructed of stainless steels with a carbon content of 0.03% or less. These may be sieve trays, valve trays, bubble cap trays, or turbogrid trays.
Items:
a. Water-hydrogen sulphide exchange tray columns, having all of the following characteristics:
a.1. Can operate at pressures of 2 MPa or greater;
a.2. Constructed of carbon steel having an austenitic ASTM (or equivalent standard) grain size number of 5 or greater; and
a.3. With a diameter of 1.8 m (6 ft.) or greater;
b. “Internal contactors” for the water-hydrogen sulphide exchange tray columns controlled by 1B229.a.
1B230 Pumps capable of circulating solutions of concentrated or dilute potassium amide catalyst in liquid ammonia (KNH2/NH3), having all of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) Equipment specially designed or prepared for the production of heavy water is subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110). (2) See ECCNs 1E001 (“development” and “production”) and 1E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled by this entry.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Airtight (i.e., hermetically sealed);
b. A capacity greater than 8.5 m 3 /h; and
c. Either of the following characteristics:
c.1. For concentrated potassium amide solutions (1% or greater), an operating pressure of 1.5 to 60 MPa (15–600 atmospheres); or
c.2. For dilute potassium amide solutions (less than 1%), an operating pressure of 20 to 60 MPa (200–600 atmospheres).
1B231 Tritium facilities or plants, and equipment therefor, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
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Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) Tritium, tritium compounds, and mixtures containing tritium are subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110). (2) See ECCNs 1E001 (“development” and “production”) and 1E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled by this entry.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: a. Facilities or plant for the production, recovery, extraction, concentration, or handling of tritium;
b. Equipment for tritium facilities or plant, as follows:
b.1. Hydrogen or helium refrigeration units capable of cooling to 23 K (-250 C) or less, with heat removal capacity greater than 150 watts; or
b.2. Hydrogen isotope storage and purification systems using metal hydrides as the storage, or purification medium.
1B232 Turboexpanders or turboexpander-compressor sets having both of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) Equipment specially designed or prepared for the production of heavy water is subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110). (2) See ECCNs 1E001 (“development” and “production”) and 1E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled by this entry.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Designed for operation with an outlet temperature of 35 K (-238 °C) or less; and
b. Designed for a throughput of hydrogen gas of 1,000 kg/h or greater.
1B233 Lithium isotope separation facilities or plants, and equipment therefor, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
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Reason for Control: NP, AT
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Facilities and plants described in 1B233.a are subject to the export
licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR
part 110).
NP applies to 1B233.b.................. NP Column 1.
AT applies to 1B233.b.................. AT Column 1.
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: See ECCN 1E001 (“development” and “production”) and ECCN 1E201 (“use”) for technology for items described in this entry.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Facilities or plants for the separation of lithium isotopes;
b. Equipment for the separation of lithium isotopes, as follows:
b.1. Packed liquid-liquid exchange columns specially designed for lithium amalgams;
b.2. Mercury and/or lithium amalgam pumps;
b.3. Lithium amalgam electrolysis cells;
b.4. Evaporators for concentrated lithium hydroxide solution.
1B999 Specific Processing Equipment, n.e.s., as Follows (See List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT.
Control(s)—Country Chart AT applies to entire entry. A license is required for items controlled by this entry to Iraq and North Korea for anti-terrorism reasons. The Commerce Country Chart is not designed to determine AT licensing requirements for this entry. See §742.19 and §746.3 of the EAR for additional information.
License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value.
Related Controls: See also 1B001, 1B101, 1B201, 1B225 and 1D999.
Related Definitions: N/A.
Items:
a. Electrolytic cells for flourine production, n.e.s.;
b. Particle accelerators;
c. Industrial process control hardware/systems designed for power industries, n.e.s.;
d. Freon and chilled water cooling systems capable of continuous cooling duties of 100,000 BTU/hr (29.3 kW) or greater;
e. Equipment for the production of structural composites, fibers, prepregs and preforms, n.e.s.
C. Materials
Technical Note: Metals and alloys: Unless provision to the contrary is made, the words “metals” and “alloys” in 1C001 to 1C012 cover crude and semi-fabricated forms, as follows:
Crude forms: Anodes, balls, bars (including notched bars and wire bars), billets, blocks, blooms, brickets, cakes, cathodes, crystals, cubes, dice, grains, granules, ingots, lumps, pellets, pigs, powder, rondelles, shot, slabs, slugs, sponge, sticks;
Semi-fabricated forms (whether or not coated, plated, drilled or punched):
a. Wrought or worked materials fabricated by rolling, drawing, extruding, forging, impact extruding, pressing, graining, atomizing, and grinding, i.e.: angles, channels, circles, discs, dust, flakes, foils and leaf, forging, plate, powder, pressings and stampings, ribbons, rings, rods (including bare welding rods, wire rods, and rolled wire), sections, shapes, sheets, strip, pipe and tubes (including tube rounds, squares, and hollows), drawn or extruded wire;
b. Cast material produced by casting in sand, die, metal, plaster or other types of molds, including high pressure castings, sintered forms, and forms made by powder metallurgy.
The object of the control should not be defeated by the export of non-listed forms alleged to be finished products but representing in reality crude forms or semi-fabricated forms.
1C001 Materials specially designed for use as absorbers of electromagnetic waves, or intrinsically conductive polymers, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, MT, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Kilograms.
Related Controls: See also 1C101.
Related Definitions: N/A.
Items:
a. Materials for absorbing frequencies exceeding 2×10 8 Hz but less than 3×10 12 Hz.
Note 1: 1C001.a does not control:
a. Hair type absorbers, constructed of natural or synthetic fibers, with non-magnetic loading to provide absorption;
b. Absorbers having no magnetic loss and whose incident surface is non-planar in shape, including pyramids, cones, wedges and convoluted surfaces;
c. Planar absorbers, having all of the following characteristics:
1. Made from any of the following:
a. Plastic foam materials (flexible or non-flexible) with carbon-loading, or organic materials, including binders, providing more than 5% echo compared with metal over a bandwidth exceeding ±15% of the center frequency of the incident energy, and not capable of withstanding temperatures exceeding 450 K (177 °C); or
b. Ceramic materials providing more than 20% echo compared with metal over a bandwidth exceeding ±15% of the center frequency of the incident energy, and not capable of withstanding temperatures exceeding 800 K (527 °C);
Technical Note: Absorption test samples for 1C001.a. Note 1.c.1 should be a square at least 5 wavelengths of the center frequency on a side and positioned in the far field of the radiating element.
2. Tensile strength less than 7×10 6 N/m 2 ; and
3. Compressive strength less than 14×10 6 N/m 2 ;
d. Planar absorbers made of sintered ferrite, having:
1. A specific gravity exceeding 4.4; and
2. A maximum operating temperature of 548 K (275 °C).
Note 2: Nothing in Note 1 releases magnetic materials to provide absorption when contained in paint.
b. Materials for absorbing frequencies exceeding 1.5×10 14 Hz but less than 3.7×10 14 Hz and not transparent to visible light;
c. Intrinsically conductive polymeric materials with a bulk electrical conductivity exceeding 10,000 S/m (Siemens per meter) or a sheet (surface) resistivity of less than 100 ohms/square, based on any of the following polymers:
c.1. Polyaniline;
c.2. Polypyrrole;
c.3. Polythiophene;
c.4. Poly phenylene-vinylene; or
c.5. Poly thienylene-vinylene.
Technical Note: Bulk electrical conductivity and sheet (surface) resistivity should be determined using ASTM D–257 or national equivalents.
1C002 Metal alloys, metal alloy powder and alloyed materials, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, NP, AT.
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NS applies to entire entry.............. NS Column 2.
NP applies to 1C002.b.3 or b.4 if they NP Column 1.
exceed the parameters stated in 1C202.
AT applies to entire entry.............. AT Column 1.
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License Exceptions
LVS: $3,000; N/A for NP
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Kilograms.
Related Controls: (1) See ECCNs 1E001 (“development” and “production”) and 1E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled by this entry. (2) Also see ECCN 1C202. (3) Aluminum alloys and titanium alloys in physical forms and finished products specially designed or prepared for use in separating uranium isotopes are subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110).
Related Definition: N/A.
Items:
Note: 1C002 does not control metal alloys, metal alloy powder or alloyed materials for coating substrates.
Technical Note 1: The metal alloys in 1C002 are those containing a higher percentage by weight of the stated metal than of any other element.
Technical Note 2: Stress-rupture life should be measured in accordance with ASTM standard E–139 or national equivalents.
Technical Note 3: Low cycle fatigue life should be measured in accordance with ASTM Standard E–606 “Recommended Practice for Constant-Amplitude Low-Cycle Fatigue Testing” or national equivalents. Testing should be axial with an average stress ratio equal to 1 and a stress-concentration factor (Kt) equal to 1. The average stress is defined as maximum stress minus minimum stress divided by maximum stress.
a. Aluminides, as follows:
a.1. Nickel aluminides containing a minimum of 15 weight percent aluminum, a maximum of 38 weight percent aluminum and at least one additional alloying element;
a.2. Titanium aluminides containing 10 weight percent or more aluminum and at least one additional alloying element;
b. Metal alloys, as follows, made from material controlled by 1C002.c:
b.1. Nickel alloys with:
b.1.a. A stress-rupture life of 10,000 hours or longer at 923 K (650 °C) at a stress of 676 MPa; or
b.1.b. A low cycle fatigue life of 10,000 cycles or more at 823 K (550 °C) at a maximum stress of 1,095 MPa;
b.2. Niobium alloys with:
b.2.a. A stress-rupture life of 10,000 hours or longer at 1,073 K (800 °C) at a stress of 400 MPa; or
b.2.b. A low cycle fatigue life of 10,000 cycles or more at 973 K (700 °C) at a maximum stress of 700 MPa;
b.3. Titanium alloys with:
b.3.a. A stress-rupture life of 10,000 hours or longer at 723 K (450 °C) at a stress of 200 MPa; or
b.3.b. A low cycle fatigue life of 10,000 cycles or more at 723 K (450 °C) at a maximum stress of 400 MPa;
b.4 Aluminum alloys with a tensile strength of:
b.4.a. 240 MPa or more at 473 K (200 °C); or
b.4.b. 415 MPa or more at 298 K (25 °C);
b.5. Magnesium alloys with:
b.5.a. A tensile strength of 345 MPa or more; and
b.5.b. A corrosion rate of less than 1 mm/year in 3% sodium chloride aqueous solution measured in accordance with ASTM standard G–31 or national equivalents;
c. Metal alloy powder or particulate material, having all of the following characteristics:
c.1. Made from any of the following composition systems:
Technical Note: X in the following equals one or more alloying elements.
c.1.a. Nickel alloys (Ni-Al-X, Ni-X-Al) qualified for turbine engine parts or components, i.e. with less than 3 non-metallic particles (introduced during the manufacturing process) larger than 100 µ in 10 9 alloy particles;
c.1.b. Niobium alloys (Nb-Al-X or Nb-X-Al, Nb-Si-X or Nb-X-Si, Nb-Ti-X or Nb-X-Ti);
c.1.c. Titanium alloys (Ti-Al-X or Ti-X-Al);
c.1.d. Aluminum alloys (Al-Mg-X or Al-X-Mg, Al-Zn-X or Al-X-Zn, Al-Fe-X or Al-X-Fe); or
c.1.e. Magnesium alloys (Mg-Al-X or Mg-X-Al); and
c.2. Made in a controlled environment by any of the following processes:
c.2.a. “Vacuum atomization”;
c.2.b. “Gas atomization”;
c.2.c. “Rotary atomization”;
c.2.d. “Splat quenching”;
c.2.e. “Melt spinning” and “comminution”;
c.2.f. “Melt extraction” and “comminution”; or
c.2.g. “Mechanical alloying”;
d. Alloyed materials, having all the following characteristics:
d.1. Made from any of the composition systems specified in 1C002.c.1;
d.2. In the form of uncomminuted flakes, ribbons or thin rods; and
d.3. Produced in a controlled environment by any of the following:
d.3.a. “Splat quenching”;
d.3.b. “Melt spinning”; or
d.3.c. “Melt extraction”.
1C003 Magnetic metals, of all types and of whatever form, having any of the characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).
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Reason for Control: NS, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: $3000
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Kilograms
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: a. Initial relative permeability of 120,000 or more and a thickness of 0.05 mm or less;
Technical Note: Measurement of initial permeability must be performed on fully annealed materials.
b. Magnetostrictive alloys, having any of the following characteristics:
b.1. A saturation magnetostriction of more than 5 × 10-4; or
b.2. A magnetomechanical coupling factor (k) of more than 0.8; or
c. Amorphous or nanocrystalline alloy strips, having all of the following characteristics:
c.1. A composition having a minimum of 75 weight percent of iron, cobalt or nickel;
c.2. A saturation magnetic induction (Bs) of 1.6 T or more; and
c.3. Any of the following:
c.3.a. A strip thickness of 0.02 mm or less; or
c.3.b. An electrical resistivity of 2 × 10-4; ohm cm or more.
Technical Note: Nanocrystalline materials in 1C003.c are those materials having a crystal grain size of 50 nm or less, as determined by X-ray diffraction.
1C004 Uranium titanium alloys or tungsten alloys with a “matrix” based on iron, nickel or copper, having all of the characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).
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Reason for Control: NS, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: $3000
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Kilograms
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. A density exceeding 17.5 g/cm 3 ;
b. An elastic limit exceeding 880 MPa;
c. An ultimate tensile strength exceeding 1,270 MPa; and
d. An elongation exceeding 8%.
1C005 “Superconductive” “composite” conductors in lengths exceeding 100 m or with a mass exceeding 100 g, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
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Reason for Control: NS, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: $1500
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Kilograms
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: a. Multifilamentary “superconductive” “composite” conductors containing one or more niobium-titanium filaments:
a.1. Embedded in a “matrix” other than a copper or copper-based mixed “matrix”; or
a.2. Having a cross-section area less than 0.28 × 10-4 mm 2 (6 µm in diameter for circular filaments);
b. “Superconductive” “composite” conductors consisting of one or more “superconductive” filaments other than niobium-titanium, having all of the following:
b.1. A “critical temperature” at zero magnetic induction exceeding 9.85 K (-263.31° C) but less than 24 K (-249.16° C);
b.2. A cross-section area less than 0.28 × 10-4 mm 2 ; and
b.3. Remaining in the “superconductive” state at a temperature of 4.2 K (-268.96° C) when exposed to a magnetic field corresponding to a magnetic induction of 12 T.
1C006 Fluids and lubricating materials, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
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Reason for Control: NS, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: $3000
GBS: Yes for 1C006.d
CIV: Yes for 1C006.d
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Barrels (55 U.S. gallons/209 liters).
Related Controls: N/A.
Related Definitions: N/A.
Items:
a. Hydraulic fluids containing, as their principal ingredients, any of the following compounds or materials:
a.1. Synthetic silahydrocarbon oils, having all of the following:
Technical Note: For the purpose of 1C006.a.1, silahydrocarbon oils contain exclusively silicon, hydrogen and carbon.
a.1.a. A flash point exceeding 477 K (204 °C);
a.1.b. A pour point at 239 K (-34 °C) or less;
a.1.c. A viscosity index of 75 or more; and
a.1.d. A thermal stability at 616 K (343 °C); or
a.2. Chlorofluorocarbons, having all of the following:
Technical Note: For the purpose of 1C006.a.2, chlorofluorocarbons contain exclusively carbon, fluorine and chlorine.
a.2.a. No flash point;
a.2.b. An autogenous ignition temperature exceeding 977 K (704 °C);
a.2.c. A pour point at 219 K (-54 °C) or less;
a.2.d. A viscosity index of 80 or more; and
a.2.e. A boiling point at 473 K (200 °C) or higher;
b. Lubricating materials containing, as their principal ingredients, any of the following compounds or materials:
b.1. Phenylene or alkylphenylene ethers or thio-ethers, or their mixtures, containing more than two ether or thio-ether functions or mixtures thereof; or
b.2. Fluorinated silicone fluids with a kinematic viscosity of less than 5,000 mm 2 /s (5,000 centistokes) measured at 298 K (25 °C);
c. Damping or flotation fluids with a purity exceeding 99.8%, containing less than 25 particles of 200 µm or larger in size per 100 ml and made from at least 85% of any of the following compounds or materials:
c.1. Dibromotetrafluoroethane;
c.2. Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (oily and waxy modifications only); or
c.3. Polybromotrifluoroethylene;
d. Fluorocarbon electronic cooling fluids, having all of the following characteristics:
d.1. Containing 85% by weight or more of any of the following, or mixtures thereof:
d.1.a. Monomeric forms of perfluoropolyalkylether-triazines or perfluoroaliphatic-ethers;
d.1.b. Perfluoroalkylamines;
d.1.c. Perfluorocycloalkanes; or
d.1.d. Perfluoroalkanes;
d.2. Density at 298 K (25 °C) of 1.5 g/ml or more;
d.3. In a liquid state at 273 K (0 °C); and
d.4. Containing 60% or more by weight of fluorine.
Technical Note: For the purpose of 1C006:
a. Flash point is determined using the Cleveland Open Cup Method described in ASTM D–92 or national equivalents;
b. Pour point is determined using the method described in ASTM D–97 or national equivalents;
c. Viscosity index is determined using the method describe in ASTM D–2270 or national equivalents;
d. Thermal stability is determined by the following test procedure or national equivalents:
Twenty ml of the fluid under test is placed in a 46 ml type 317 stainless steel chamber containing one each of 12.5 mm (nominal) diameter balls of M–10 tool steel, 52100 steel and naval bronze (60% Cu, 39% Zn, 0.75% Sn);
The chamber is purged with nitrogen, sealed at atmospheric pressure and the temperature raised to and maintained at 644 ± 6 K (371 ± 6 °C) for six hours;
The specimen will be considered thermally stable if, on completion of the above procedure, all of the following conditions are met:
1. The loss in weight of each ball is less than 10 mg/mm 2 of ball surface;
2. The change in original viscosity as determined at 311 K (38 °C) is less than 25%; and
3. The total acid or base number is less than 0.40;
e. Autogenous ignition temperature is determined using the method described in ASTM E–659 or national equivalents.
1C007 Ceramic base materials, non-“composite” ceramic materials, ceramic-“matrix” “composite” materials and precursor materials, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, MT, AT
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MT applies to items in 1C007.d and .f MT Column 1.
when the dielectric constant is less
than 6 at any frequency from 100 MHz
to 100 GHz for use in ``missile''
radomes.
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License Requirement Notes: See §743.1 of the EAR for reporting requirements for exports under License Exceptions.
License Exceptions
LVS: $5000, except N/A for MT and for 1C007.e
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Kilograms.
Related Controls: See also 1C107.
Related Definitions: N/A.
Items:
a. Base materials of single or complex borides of titanium having total metallic impurities, excluding intentional additions, of less than 5,000 ppm, an average particle size equal to or less than 5 µm and no more than 10% of the particles larger than 10 µm;
b. Non-“composite” ceramic materials in crude or semi-fabricated form, composed of borides of titanium with a density of 98% or more of the theoretical density;
Note: 1C007.b does not control abrasives.
c. Ceramic-ceramic “composite” materials with a glass or oxide-“matrix” and reinforced with fibers having all the following:
c.1 Made from any of the following materials:
c.1.a. Si-N;
c.1.b. Si-C;
c.1.c. Si-Al-O-N; or
c.1.d. Si-O-N; and
c.2. Having a “specific tensile strength” exceeding 12.7 × 10 3 m;
d. Ceramic-ceramic “composite” materials, with or without a continuous metallic phase, incorporating particles, whiskers or fibers, where carbides or nitrides of silicon, zirconium or boron form the “matrix”;
e. Precursor materials (i.e., special purpose polymeric or metallo-organic materials) for producing any phase or phases of the materials controlled by 1C007.c, as follows:
e.1. Polydiorganosilanes (for producing silicon carbide);
e.2. Polysilazanes (for producing silicon nitride);
e.3. Polycarbosilazanes (for producing ceramics with silicon, carbon and nitrogen components);
f. Ceramic-ceramic “composite” materials with an oxide or glass “matrix” reinforced with continuous fibers from any of the following systems:
f.1. Al2O3; or
f.2. Si-C-N.
Note: 1C007.f does not control “composites” containing fibers from these systems with a fiber tensile strength of less than 700 MPa at 1,273 K (1,000 °C) or fiber tensile creep resistance of more than 1% creep strain at 100 MPa load and 1,273 K (1,000 °C) for 100 hours.
1C008 Non-fluorinated polymeric substances, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: $200
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Kilograms
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Non-fluorinated polymeric substances, as follows:
a.1. Bismaleimides;
a.2. Aromatic polyamide-imides;
a.3. Aromatic polyimides;
a.4. Aromatic polyetherimides having a glass transition temperature (Tg) exceeding 513K (240 °C).
Note: 1C008.a does not control non-fusible compression molding powders or molded forms.
b. Thermoplastic liquid crystal copolymers having a heat distortion temperature exceeding 523 K (250 °C) measured according to ISO 75–3 (2004), or national equivalents, with a load of 1.82 N/mm 2 and composed of:
b.1. Any of the following:
b.1.a. Phenylene, biphenylene or naphthalene; or
b.1.b. Methyl, tertiary-butyl or phenyl substituted phenylene, biphenylene or naphthalene; and
b.2. Any of the following acids:
b.2.a. Terephthalic acid;
b.2.b. 6-hydroxy-2 naphthoic acid; or
b.2.c. 4-hydroxybenzoic acid;
c. Polyarylene ether ketones, as follows:
c.1. Polyether ether ketone (PEEK)
c.2. Polyether ketone ketone (PEKK);
c.3. Polyether ketone (PEK);
c.4. Polyether ketone ether ketone ketone (PEKEKK);
d. Polyarylene ketones;
e. Polyarylene sulphides, where the arylene group is biphenylene, triphenylene or combinations thereof;
f. Polybiphenylenethersulphone having a glass transition temperature (Tg) exceeding 513 K (240 °C).
Technical Note: The glass transition temperature (Tg) for 1C008 materials is determined using the method described in ISO 11357–2 (1999) or national equivalents.
1C009 Unprocessed fluorinated compounds, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: $5000
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Kilograms
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: a. Copolymers of vinylidene fluoride having 75% or more beta crystalline structure without stretching;
b. Fluorinated polyimides containing 10% by weight or more of combined fluorine;
c. Fluorinated phosphazene elastomers containing 30% by weight or more of combined fluorine.
1C010 “Fibrous or filamentary materials” which may be used in organic “matrix”, metallic “matrix” or carbon “matrix” “composite” structures or laminates, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, NP, AT
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NS applies to entire entry............. NS Column 2
NP applies to 1C010.a (aramid ``fibrous NP Column 1
or filamentary materials'', .b (carbon
``fibrous and filamentary
materials''), and e.1 for ``fibrous
and filamentary materials'' that meet
or exceed the control criteria of ECCN
1C210.
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
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License Requirement Notes: See §743.1 of the EAR for reporting requirements for exports under License Exceptions.
License Exceptions
LVS: $1500, N/A for NP
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Kilograms
Related Controls: (1) See ECCNs 1E001 (“development” and “production”) and 1E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled by this entry. (2) Also see ECCNs 1C210 and 1C990. (3) See also 9C110 for material not controlled by 1C010.e, as defined by notes 1 or 2.
Related Definitions: (1) Specific modulus: Young's modulus in pascals, equivalent to N/m 2 divided by specific weight in N/m 3 , measured at a temperature of (296±2) K ((23+2) C) and a relative humidity of (50±5)%. (2) Specific tensile strength: ultimate tensile strength in pascals, equivalent to N/m 2 divided by specific weight in N/m 3 , measured at a temperature of (296±2) K ((23±2) C) and a relative humidity of (50±5)%
Items: a. Organic “fibrous or filamentary materials”, having all of the following:
a.1. A specific modulus exceeding 12.7 × 10 6 m; and
a.2. A specific tensile strength exceeding 23.5 × 10 4 m;
Note: 1C010.a does not control polyethylene.
b. Carbon “fibrous or filamentary materials”, having all of the following:
b.1. A specific modulus exceeding 12.7 × 10 6 m; and
b.2. A specific tensile strength exceeding 23.5 × 10 4 m;
Technical Note: Properties for materials described in 1C010.b should be determined using SACMA recommended methods SRM 12 to 17, or national equivalent tow tests, such as Japanese Industrial Standard JIS-R-7601, Paragraph 6.6.2, and based on lot average.
Note: 1C010.b does not control fabric made from “fibrous or filamentary materials” for the repair of aircraft structures or laminates, in which the size of individual sheets does not exceed 50 cm × 90 cm.
c. Inorganic “fibrous or filamentary materials”, having all of the following:
c.1. A specific modulus exceeding 2.54 × 10 6 m; and
c.2. A melting, softening, decomposition or sublimation point exceeding 1,922 K (1,649 °C) in an inert environment;
Note: 1C010.c does not control:
1. Discontinuous, multiphase, polycrystalline alumina fibers in chopped fiber or random mat form, containing 3 weight percent or more silica, with a specific modulus of less than 10×10 6 m;
2. Molybdenum and molybdenum alloy fibers;
3. Boron fibers;
4. Discontinuous ceramic fibers with a melting, softening, decomposition or sublimation point lower than 2,043 K (1,770 °C) in an inert environment.
d. “Fibrous or filamentary materials”:
d.1. Composed of any of the following:
d.1.a. Polyetherimides controlled by 1C008.a; or
d.1.b. Materials controlled by 1C008.b to 1C008.f; or
d.2. Composed of materials controlled by 1C010.d.1.a or 1C010.d.1.b and “commingled” with other fibers controlled by 1C010.a, 1C010.b or 1C010.c;
e. Resin-impregnated or pitch-impregnated fibers (prepregs), metal or carbon-coated fibers (preforms) or “carbon fiber preforms”, as follows:
e.1. Made from “fibrous or filamentary materials” controlled by 1C010.a, 1C010.b or 1C010.c;
e.2. Made from organic or carbon “fibrous or filamentary materials”:
e.2.a. With a “specific tensile strength” exceeding 17.7×10 4 m;
e.2.b. With a “specific modulus” exceeding 10.15×10 6 m;
e.2.c. Not controlled by 1C010.a or 1C010.b; and
e.2.d. When impregnated with materials controlled by 1C008 or 1C009.b, having a glass transition temperature (Tg) exceeding 383 K (110 °C) or with phenolic or epoxy resins, having a glass transition temperature (Tg) equal to or exceeding 418 K (145 °C).
Notes: 1C010.e does not control:
1. Epoxy resin “matrix” impregnated carbon “fibrous or filamentary materials” (prepregs) for the repair of aircraft structures or laminates, in which the size of individual sheets of prepreg does not exceed 50 cm × 90 cm;
2. Prepregs when impregnated with phenolic or epoxy resins having a glass transition temperature (Tg) less than 433 K (160 °C) and a cure temperature lower than the glass transition temperature.
Technical Note: The glass transition temperature (Tg) for 1C010.e materials is determined using the method described in ASTM D 3418 using the dry method. The glass transition temperature for phenolic and epoxy resins is determined using the method described in ASTM D 4065 at a frequency of 1 Hz and a heating rate of 2 K per minute using the dry method.
1C011 Metals and compounds, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, MT, AT
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MT applies to 1C011.a and .b........... MT Column 1
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A.
Related Controls: 1.) See also 1C111. 2.) Items controlled by 1C011.a, and metal fuels in particle form, whether spherical, atomized, spheroidal, flaked or ground, manufactured from material consisting of 99 percent or more of items controlled by 1C011.b. are subject to the export licensing authority of the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (see 22 CFR part 121).
Related Definitions: N/A.
Items:
a. Metals in particle sizes of less than 60 µm whether spherical, atomized, spheroidal, flaked or ground, manufactured from material consisting of 99% or more of zirconium, magnesium and alloys of these;
Technical Note: The natural content of hafnium in the zirconium (typically 2% to 7%) is counted with the zirconium.
Note: The metals or alloys listed in 1C011. a are controlled whether or not the metals or alloys are encapsulated in aluminum, magnesium, zirconium or beryllium.
b. Boron or boron carbide of 85% purity or higher and a particle size of 60 µm or less;
Note: The metals or alloys listed in 1C011.b are controlled whether or not the metals or alloys are encapsulated in aluminum, magnesium, zirconium or beryllium.
c. Guanidine nitrate;
d. Nitroguanidine (NQ) (CAS 556–88–7).
1C012 Materials, as Follows (See List of Items Controlled)
License Requirements
Reason for Control:
Control(s): Items described in 1C012 are subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110)
License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A.
Related Controls: N/A.
Related Definitions: These materials are typically used for nuclear heat sources.
Items:
a. Plutonium in any form with a plutonium isotopic assay of plutonium-238 of more than 50% by weight;
Note: 1C012.a does not control:
1. Shipments with a plutonium content of 1 g or less;
2. Shipments of 3 “effective grams” or less when contained in a sensing component in instruments.
b. Previously separated neptunium-237 in any form.
Note: 1C012.b does not control shipments with a neptunium-237 content of 1 g or less.
1C018 Commercial Charges and Devices Containing Energetic Materials on the Wassenaar Arrangement Munitions List and Certain Chemicals as Follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, MT, AT, UN.
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NS applies to entire entry except as NS Column 1.
noted in 1C018.m.
MT applies to 1C018.m except as noted MT Column 1.
therein.
AT applies to entire entry.............. AT Column 1.
UN applies to entire entry.............. Iraq and Rwanda.
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License Exceptions
LVS: $3000, except N/A for Rwanda
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Number.
Related Controls: (1) Explosive devices or charges in paragraphs .a through .k of this entry that utilize USML controlled energetic materials (See 22 CFR 121.1 Category V) are subject to the licensing authority of the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls if they have been specifically designed, developed, configured, adapted, or modified for a military application. (2) With the exception of slurries, cutters and severing tools, if the USML controlled materials utilized in devices and charges controlled by paragraphs .a through .k of this entry can be easily extracted without destroying the device or charge, then they are subject to the export licensing authority of the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. (3) Commercial prefabricated slurries and emulsions containing greater than 35% of USML controlled energetic materials are subject to the export licensing authority of the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. (4) The individual USML controlled energetic materials in paragraphs .a through .k of this entry, even when compounded with other materials, remain subject to the export licensing authority of the Department of State when not incorporated into explosive devices or charges controlled by this entry or 1C992. (5) The chemicals in paragraphs .l and .m of this entry, when incorporated into items listed on the United States Munitions List, become subject to the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (6) See also ECCNs 1C011, 1C111, and 1C239 for additional controlled energetic materials. (7) See ECCN 1C238 for additional controls on chlorine trifluoride (ClF3).
Related Definitions: (1) For purposes of this entry, the term “controlled materials” means controlled energetic materials (see ECCNs 1C011, 1C111, 1C239 and 22 CFR 121.1 Category V). (2) For purposes of this entry, the mass of aluminum powder, potassium perchlorate, and any of the substances listed in the note to the USML (see 22 CFR 121.1 Category V) (such as ammonium pictrate, black powder, etc.) contained in commercial explosive devices and in the charges are omitted when determining the total mass of controlled material.
Items:
a. Shaped charges specially designed for oil well operations, utilizing one charge functioning along a single axis, that upon detonation produce a hole; and
a.1. Contain any controlled materials;
a.2. Have a uniform shaped conical liner with an included angle of 90 degrees or less;
a.3. Have more than 0.090 kg but not more that 2.0 kg of controlled materials; and
a.4. Have a diameter not exceeding 4.5 inches.
b. Detonating cord or shock tubes containing greater than 0.064 kg per meter (300 grains per foot), but not more than 0.1 kg per meter (470 grains per foot) of controlled materials;
c. Cartridge power devices containing greater than 0.70 kg, but not more than 1.0 kg of controlled materials;
d. Detonators (electric or nonelectric) and assemblies thereof containing greater than 0.01 kg, but not more than 0.1 kg of controlled materials;
e. Igniters containing greater than 0.01 kg, but not more than 0.1 kg of controlled materials;
f. Oil well cartridges containing greater than 0.015 kg, but not more than 0.1 kg of controlled materials;
g. Commercial cast or pressed boosters containing greater than 1.0 kg, but not more than 5.0 kg of controlled materials;
h. Commercial prefabricated slurries and emulsions containing greater than 10 kg and less than or equal to thirty-five percent by weight of USML controlled materials;
i. Cutters and severing tools containing greater than 3.5 kg, but not more than 10 kg of controlled materials;
j. Pyrotechnic devices when designed exclusively for commercial purposes (e.g., theatrical stages, motion picture special effects, and fireworks displays), and containing greater than 3.0 kg, but not more than 5.0 kg of controlled materials;
k. Other commercial explosive devices and charges, not controlled by 1C018.a through g above, when used for commercial applications and containing greater than 1.0 kg but not more than 5.0 kg of controlled materials;
l. Propyleneimine (2-methylaziridine) (CAS 75–55–8); or
m. Any oxidizer or mixture thereof that is a compound composed of fluorine and one or more of the following—other halogens, oxygen, or nitrogen.
Note: Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) in a gaseous state is controlled by ECCN 1C992 and not by 1C018.
Note: National security is not a reason for control for chlorine trifluoride.
Note: If a chemical in paragraphs .1 or .m of 1C018 is incorporated into a commercial charge or device described in paragraphs .a through .k of ECCN 1C018 or in 1C992, the classification of the commercial charge or device applies to the item.
1C101 Materials for reduced observables such as radar reflectivity, ultraviolet/infrared signatures and acoustic signatures (i.e., stealth technology), other than those controlled by 1C001, for applications usable in “missiles” and their subsystems.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: MT, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) Materials controlled by this entry include structural materials and coatings (including paints), specially designed for reduced or tailored reflectivity or emissivity in the microwave, infrared or ultraviolet spectra. (2) This entry does not control coatings (including paints) when specially used for the thermal control of satellites. (3) For commodities that meet the definition of defense articles under 22 CFR 120.3 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), see 22 CFR 121.16, Item 17-Category II of the (ITAR), which describes similar commodities under the jurisdiction of the Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
Related Definitions: N/A (continued)