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dedicated detectors therefor, in
1A004.c, that also have the technical
characteristics described in 2B351.a.
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1.
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License Requirements Note: See §743.1 of the EAR for reporting requirements for exports under License Exceptions.
License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: Yes, except for the following:
(1) Items controlled for MT reasons; or
(2) Exports and reexports to destinations outside of Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, or the United Kingdom of “technology” for the “development” or “production” of the following:
(a) Items controlled by 1C001; or
(b) Items controlled by 1A002.a which are composite structures or laminates having an organic “matrix” and being made from materials listed under 1C010.c or 1C010.d.
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A
Related Controls: (1) Also see ECCNs 1E101, 1E201, and 1E202. (2) “Technology” for lithium isotope separation (see related ECCN 1B233) and “technology” for items described in ECCN 1C012 are subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110). (3) “Technology” for items described in ECCN 1A102 is 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: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
1E002 Other “technology”, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, MT, AT
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MT applies to 1E002.e.................. MT Column 1
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
CIV: N/A
TSR: Yes, except for 1E002.e
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A.
Related Controls: See also 1E102, 1E202, and 1E101 for “technology” related to 1E002.e.
Related Definitions: N/A.
Items:
a. “Technology” for the “development” or “production” of polybenzothiazoles or polybenzoxazoles;
b. “Technology” for the “development” or “production” of fluoroelastomer compounds containing at least one vinylether monomer;
c. “Technology” for the design or “production” of the following base materials or non-“composite” ceramic materials:
c.1. Base materials having all of the following characteristics:
c.1.a. Any of the following compositions:
c.1.a.1. Single or complex oxides of zirconium and complex oxides of silicon or aluminum;
c.1.a.2. Single nitrides of boron (cubic crystalline forms);
c.1.a.3. Single or complex carbides of silicon or boron; or
c.1.a.4. Single or complex nitrides of silicon;
c.1.b. Total metallic impurities, excluding intentional additions, of less than:
c.1.b.1. 1,000 ppm for single oxides or carbides; or
c.1.b.2. 5,000 ppm for complex compounds or single nitrides; and
c.1.c. Being any of the following:
c.1.c.1. Zirconia with an average particle size equal to or less than 1 µm and no more than 10% of the particles larger than 5 µm;
c.1.c.2. Other base materials with an average particle size equal to or less than 5 µm and no more than 10% of the particles larger than 10 µm; or
c.1.c.3. Having all of the following:
c.1.c.3.a. Platelets with a length to thickness ratio exceeding 5;
c.1.c.3.b. Whiskers with a length to diameter ratio exceeding 10 for diameters less than 2 µm; and
c.1.c.3.c. Continuous or chopped fibers less than 10 µm in diameter;
c.2. Non-“composite” ceramic materials composed of the materials described in 1E002.c.1;
Note: 1E002.c.2 does not control technology for the design or production of abrasives.
d. “Technology” for the “production” of aromatic polyamide fibers;
e. “Technology” for the installation, maintenance or repair of materials controlled by 1C001;
f. “Technology” for the repair of “composite” structures, laminates or materials controlled by 1A002, 1C007.c or 1C007.d.
Note: 1E002.f does not control “technology” for the repair of “civil aircraft” structures using carbon “fibrous or filamentary materials” and epoxy resins, contained in aircraft manufacturers' manuals.
1E101 “Technology”, in accordance with the General Technology Note, for the “use” of commodities and software controlled by 1A101, 1A102, 1B001, 1B101, 1B102, 1B115 to 1B119, 1C001, 1C007, 1C011, 1C101, 1C107, 1C111, 1C116, 1C117, 1C118, 1D001, 1D101, or 1D103.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: MT, NP, AT
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MT applies to entire entry............. MT Column 1.
NP applies to ``technology'' for items NP Column 1.
controlled by 1B001, 1B101, 1C116,
1D001, and 1D101 for NP reasons.
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1.
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License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A
Related Controls: “Technology” for items controlled by 1A102 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: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
1E102 “Technology” according to the General Technology Note for the “development” of software controlled by 1D001, 1D101 or 1D103.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: MT, NP, AT
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MT applies to entire entry............. MT Column 1.
NP applies to ``technology'' for items NP Column 1.
controlled by 1D001 and 1D101 for NP
reasons.
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1.
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License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A
Related Controls: This entry includes databases specially designed for analysis of signature reduction.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
1E103 “Technical data” (including processing conditions) and procedures for the regulation of temperature, pressure or atmosphere in autoclaves or hydroclaves, when used for the “production” of “composites” or partially processed “composites”, usable for equipment or materials specified in 1C007, 1C102, 1C107, 1C116, 1C117, 1C118, 9A110, and 9C110.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: MT, AT
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MT applies to entire entry............. MT Column 1
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
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License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A
Related Controls: See also 1E203
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
1E104 “Technology” for the “production” of pyrolytically derived materials formed on a mold, mandrel or other substrate from precursor gases which decompose in the 1,573 K (1,300 °C) to 3,173 K (2,900 °C) temperature range at pressures of 130 Pa (1 mm Hg) to 20 kPa (150 mm Hg), including “technology” for the composition of precursor gases, flow-rates and process control schedules and parameters.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: MT, AT
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MT applies to entire entry............. MT Column 1
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
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License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
1E201 “Technology” according to the General Technology Note for the “use” of items controlled by 1A002, 1A202, 1A225 to 1A227, 1B201, 1B225 to 1B232, 1B233.b, 1C002.a.2.c or .d, 1C010.a, 1C010.b, 1C010.e.1, 1C202, 1C210, 1C216, 1C225 to 1C240 or 1D201.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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NP applies to entire entry............. NP Column 1
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
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License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
1E202 “Technology” according to the General Technology Note for the “development” or “production” of goods controlled by 1A202 or 1A225 to 1A227.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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NP applies to entire entry............. NP Column 1
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
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License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
1E203 “Technology” according to the General Technology Note for the “development” or “production” of “software” controlled by 1D201.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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NP applies to entire entry............. NP Column 1
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
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License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
1E350 “Technology” according to the “General Technology Note” for facilities designed or intended to produce chemicals controlled by 1C350.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: CB, AT
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CB applies to entire entry............. CB Column 2
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
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License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
1E351 “Technology” according to the “General Technology Note” for the disposal of chemicals or microbiological materials controlled by 1C350, 1C351, 1C352, 1C353, or 1C354.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: CB, AT
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CB applies to ``technology'' for the CB Column 1
disposal of items controlled by 1C351,
1C352, 1C353, or 1C354.
CB applies to ``technology'' for the CB Column 2
disposal of items controlled by 1C350.
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
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License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
1E355 Technology for the production of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Schedule 2 and 3 chemicals, as follows (see List of Items Controlled):
License Requirements
Reason for Control: CW, AT.
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CW applies to entire entry. A license
is required for CW reasons to CWC non-
States Parties (destinations not
listed in Supplement No. 2 to part
745), except for Israel and Taiwan.
See § 742.18 of the EAR. The
Commerce Country Chart is not designed
to determine licensing requirements
for items controlled for CW reasons.
AT applies to the entire entry......... AT Column 1
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License Exceptions
TSR: N/A.
CIV: N/A.
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A.
Related Controls: N/A.
Related Definitions: N/A.
Items:
a. Technology for the production of the following CWC Schedule 2 toxic chemicals:
a.1. PFIB: 1,1,3,3,3-Pentafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1-propene (382–21–8);
a.2. [Reserved]
b. Technology for the production of the following CWC Schedule 3 toxic chemicals CWC:
b.1. Phosgene: Carbonyl dichloride (75–44–5);
b.2. Cyanogen chloride (506–77–4);
b.3. Hydrogen cyanide (74–90–8).
1E994 “Technology” for the “development”, “production”, or “use” of fibrous and filamentary materials controlled by 1C990.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT
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AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: N/A
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
EAR99 Items subject to the EAR that are not elsewhere controlled by this CCL Category or in any other category in the CCL are designated by the number EAR99.
Category 2—Materials Processing
Note: For quiet running bearings, see the U.S. Munitions List.
A. Systems, Equipment and Components
2A001 Anti-friction bearings and bearing systems, as follows, (see List of Items Controlled) and components therefor.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, MT, AT
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NS applies to entire entry............. NS Column 2.
MT applies to radial ball bearings MT Column 1.
having all tolerances specified in
accordance with ISO 492 Tolerance
Class 2 (or ANSI/ABMA Std 20 Tolerance
Class ABEC-9, or other national
equivalents) or better and having all
the following characteristics: An
inner ring bore diameter between 12
and 50 mm; an outer ring outside
diameter between 25 and 100 mm; and a
width between 10 and 20 mm..
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1.
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License Exceptions
LVS: $3000, N/A for MT
GBS: Yes, for 2A001.a and 2A001.b, N/A for MT
CIV: Yes, for 2A001.a and 2A001.b, N/A for MT
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value.
Related Controls: (1) See also 2A991. (2) Quiet running bearings are subject to the export licensing authority of the Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. (See 22 CFR part 121.)
Related Definitions: Annular Bearing Engineers Committee (ABEC).
Items:
Note: 2A001 does not control balls with tolerance specified by the manufacturer in accordance with ISO 3290 as grade 5 or worse.
a. Ball bearings and solid roller bearings having all tolerances specified by the manufacturer in accordance with ISO 492 Tolerance Class 4 (or ANSI/ABMA Std 20 Tolerance Class ABEC–7 or RBEC–7, or other national equivalents), or better, and having both ringsand rolling elements (ISO 5593) made from monel or beryllium;
Note: 2A001.a does not control tapered roller bearings.
b. Other ball bearings and solid roller bearings having all tolerances specified by the manufacturer in accordance with ISO 492 Tolerance Class 2 (or ANSI/ABMA Std 20 Tolerance Class ABEC–9 or RBEC–9, or other national equivalents), or better;
Note: 2A001.b does not control tapered roller bearings.
c. Active magnetic bearing systems using any of the following:
c.1. Materials with flux densities of 2.0 T or greater and yield strengths greater than 414 MPa;
c.2. All-electromagnetic 3D homopolar bias designs for actuators; or
c.3. High temperature (450 K (177oC) and above) position sensors.
2A225 Crucibles made of materials resistant to liquid actinide metals, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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AT applies to entire entry............. 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 ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Crucibles having both of the following characteristics:
a.1. A volume of between 150 cm 3 and 8,000 cm 3 ; and
a.2. Made of or coated with any of the following materials, having a purity of 98% or greater by weight:
a.2.a. Calcium fluoride (CaF2);
a.2.b. Calcium zirconate (metazirconate) (CaZrO3);
a.2.c. Cerium sulphide (Ce2S3);
a.2.d. Erbium oxide (erbia) (Er2O3);
a.2.e. Hafnium oxide (hafnia) (HfO2);
a.2.f. Magnesium oxide (MgO);
a.2.g. Nitrided niobium-titanium-tungsten alloy (approximately 50% Nb, 30% Ti, 20% W);
a.2.h. Yttrium oxide (yttria) (Y2O3); or
a.2.i. Zirconium oxide (zirconia) (ZrO2);
b. Crucibles having both of the following characteristics:
b.1. A volume of between 50 cm 3 and 2,000 cm 3 ; and
b.2. Made of or lined with tantalum, having a purity of 99.9% or greater by weight;
c. Crucibles having all of the following characteristics:
c.1. A volume of between 50 cm 3 and 2,000 cm 3 ;
c.2. Made of or lined with tantalum, having a purity of 98% or greater by weight; and
c.3. Coated with tantalum carbide, nitride, boride, or any combination thereof.
2A226 Valves having all of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control:NP, CB, AT
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NP applies to entire entry............. NP Column 1.
CB applies to valves that also meet or CB Column 2.
exceed the technical parameters in
2B350.g.
AT applies to entire entry............. 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: (1) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (2) Also see ECCNs 2A292 and 2B350.g. (3) Valves specially designed or prepared for certain nuclear uses are subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110).
Related Definitions: For valves with different inlet and outlet diameters, the “nominal size” in 2A226 refers to the smallest diameter.
Items:
a. A “nominal size” of 5 mm or greater;
b. Having a bellows seal; and
c. Wholly made of or lined with aluminum, aluminum alloy, nickel, or nickel alloy containing more than 60% nickel by weight.
2A290 Generators and other equipment specially designed, prepared, or intended for use with nuclear plants.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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AT applies to entire entry............. 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: (1) See ECCN 2D290 for software for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E290 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCN 2A291. (4) Certain nuclear equipment specially designed or prepared for use in nuclear plants is subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110).
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Generators, turbine-generator sets, steam turbines, heat exchangers, and heat exchanger type condensers designed or intended for use in a nuclear reactor;
b. Process control systems intended for use with the equipment controlled by 2A290.a.
2A291 Equipment, except items controlled by 2A290, related to nuclear material handling and processing and to nuclear reactors.
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: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCN 2D290 for software for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E290 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCN 2A290. (4) Certain equipment specially designed or prepared for use in a nuclear reactor or in nuclear material handling is subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110). (5) Nuclear radiation detection and measurement devices specially designed or modified for military purposes are subject to the export licensing authority of the Department of State (see 22 CFR parts 120 through 130).
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Process control systems intended for use with nuclear reactors.
b. Simulators specially designed for “nuclear reactors”.
c. Casks that are specially designed for transportation of high-level radioactive material and that weigh more than 1,000 kg.
d. Commodities, parts and accessories specially designed or prepared for use with nuclear plants (e.g., snubbers, airlocks, pumps, reactor fuel charging and discharging equipment, containment equipment such as hydrogen recombiner and penetration seals, and reactor and fuel inspection equipment, including ultrasonic or eddy current test equipment).
e. Radiation detectors and monitors specially designed for detecting or measuring “special nuclear material” (as defined in 10 CFR part 110) or for nuclear reactors.
Technical Notes: 1. 2A291.e does not control neutron flux detectors and monitors. These are subject to the export licens ing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, pursuant to 10 CFR part 110.
2. 2A291.e does not control general purpose radiation detection equipment, such as geiger counters and dosimeters. These items are controlled by ECCN 1A999.
2A292 Piping, fittings and valves made of, or lined with, stainless steel, copper-nickel alloy or other alloy steel containing 10% or more nickel and/or chromium.
License Requirements
Reason for Control:NP, CB, AT
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NP applies to entire entry............. NP Column 2.
CB applies to valves that meet or CB Column 2.
exceed the technical parameters
described in 2B350.g.
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1.
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Pressure tubes, pipes, and fittings in kilograms; valves in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCN 2D290 for software for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E290 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCN 2A226. (4) Piping, fittings, and valves specially designed or prepared for certain nuclear uses are subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110).
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Pressure tube, pipe, and fittings of 200 mm (8 in.) or more inside diameter, and suitable for operation at pressures of 3.4 MPa (500 psi) or greater;
b. Pipe valves having all of the following characteristics:
b.1. A pipe size connection of 200 mm (8 in.) or more inside diameter; and
b.2. Rated at 10.3 MPa (1,500 psi) or more.
2A293 Pumps designed to move molten metals by electromagnetic forces.
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: Equipment in number
Related Controls: (1) See ECCN 2D290 for software for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E290 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Pumps for use in liquid-metal-cooled reactors are subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110).
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
2A983 Explosives or detonator detection equipment, both bulk and trace based, consisting of an automated device, or combination of devices for automated decision making to detect the presence of different types of explosives, explosive residue, or detonators; and parts and components, n.e.s.
License Requirements
Reason for Control:RS, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: (1) For the purpose of this entry, automated decision making is the ability of the equipment to detect explosives or detonators at the design or operator-selected level of sensitivity and provide an automated alarm when explosives or detonators at or above the sensitivity level are detected. This entry does not control equipment that depends on operator interpretation of indicators such as inorganic/organic color mapping of the items(s) being scanned.
(2) Explosives and detonators include commercial charges and devices controlled by 1C018 and 1C992 and energetic materials controlled by ECCNs 1C011, 1C111, 1C239 and 22 CFR 121.1 Category V.
Items:
Note: Explosives or detonation detection equipment in 2A983 includes equipment for screening people, documents, baggage, other personal effects, cargo and/or mail.
a. Explosives detection equipment for automated decision making to detect and identify bulk explosives utilizing, but not limited to, x-ray (e.g., computed tomography, dual energy, or coherent scattering), nuclear (e.g., thermal neutron analysis, pulse fast neutron analysis, pulse fast neutron transmission spectroscopy, and gamma resonance absorption), or electromagnetic techniques (e.g., quadropole resonance and dielectrometry).
b. Explosives detection equipment for automated decision making to detect and identify the presence of explosive residues utilizing, but not limited to, explosives trace detection techniques (e.g., chemiluminesence, ion mobility spectroscopy and mass spectroscopy).
c. Detonator detection equipment for automated decision making to detect and identify initiation devices (e.g. detonators, blasting caps) utilizing, but not limited to, x-ray (e.g. dual energy or computed tomography) or electromagnetic techniques.
2A991 Bearings and bearing systems not controlled by 2A001.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: 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) This entry does not control balls with tolerance specified by the manufacturer in accordance with ISO 3290 as grade 5 or worse. (2) Quiet running bearings are subject to the export licensing authority of the Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. (See 22 CFR part 121)
Related Definitions: (1) (a) DN is the product of the bearing bore diameter in mm and the bearing rotational velocity in rpm. (b) Operating temperatures include those temperatures obtained when a gas turbine engine has stopped after operation. (2) Annular Bearing Engineers Committee (ABEC); American National Standards Institute (ANSI); Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturers Association (AFBMA)
Items: a. Ball bearings or Solid ball bearings (except tapered roller bearings), having tolerances specified by the manufacturer in accordance with ABEC 7, ABEC 7P, or ABEC 7T or ISO Standard Class 4 or better (or equivalents) and having any of the following characteristics.
a.1. Manufactured for use at operating temperatures above 573 K (300° C) either by using special materials or by special heat treatment; or
a.2. With lubricating elements or component modifications that, according to the manufacturer's specifications, are specially designed to enable the bearings to operate at speeds exceeding 2.3 million DN.
b. Solid tapered roller bearings, having tolerances specified by the manufacturer in accordance with ANSI/AFBMA Class 00 (inch) or Class A (metric) or better (or equivalents) and having either of the following characteristics.
b.1. With lubricating elements or component modifications that, according to the manufacturer's specifications, are specially designed to enable the bearings to operate at speeds exceeding 2.3 million DN; or
b.2. Manufactured for use at operating temperatures below 219 K (-54° C) or above 423 K (150° C).
c. Gas-lubricated foil bearing manufactured for use at operating temperatures of 561 K (288° C) or higher and a unit load capacity exceeding 1 MPa.
d. Active magnetic bearing systems.
e. Fabric-lined self-aligning or fabric-lined journal sliding bearings manufactured for use at operating temperatures below 219 K (-54° C) or above 423 K (150° C).
2A994 Portable electric generators and specially designed parts.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT.
Control(s). AT applies to entire entry. A license is required for items controlled by this entry to Cuba, Iran, Libya and North Korea. The Commerce Country Chart is not designed to determine licensing requirements for this entry. See part 746 of the EAR for additional information on Cuba and Iran. See §§740.19 and 742.20 of the EAR for additional information on Libya. See §742.19 of the EAR for additional information on North Korea.
License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: See also 2D994 and 2E994.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading
B. Test, Inspection and Production Equipment
Notes for Category 2B: 1. Secondary parallel contouring axes, (e.g., the w-axis on horizontal boring mills or a secondary rotary axis the center line of which is parallel to the primary rotary axis) are not counted in the total number of contouring axes. Rotary axes need not rotate over 360°. A rotary axis can be driven by a linear device (e.g., a screw or a rack-and-pinion).
2. Axis nomenclature shall be in accordance with International Standard ISO 841, “Numerical Control Machines—Axis and Motion Nomenclature”.
3. For the purposes of 2B001 to 2B009 a “tilting spindle” is counted as a rotary axis.
4. Guaranteed positioning accuracy levels instead of individual test protocols may be used for each machine tool model using the agreed ISO test procedure.
5. The positioning accuracy of “numerically controlled” machine tools is to be determined and presented in accordance with ISO 230/2 (1988).
2A999 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 North Korea for anti-terrorism reasons. The Commerce Country Chart is not designed to determine AT licensing requirements for this entry. See §742.19 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 2A226, 2B350.
Related Definitions: N/A.
Items:
a. Bellows sealed valves;
b. Reserved.
B. Test, Inspection and Production Equipment
Technical Notes for 2B001 to 2B009:
1. Secondary parallel contouring axes, (e.g., the w-axis on horizontal boring mills or a secondary rotary axis the center line of which is parallel to the primary rotary axis) are not counted in the total number of contouring axes. Rotary axes need not rotate over 360°. A rotary axis can be driven by a linear device (e.g., a screw or a rack-and-pinion).
2. The number of axes which can be co-ordinated simultaneously for “contouring control” is the number of axes along or around which, during processing of the workpiece, simultaneous and interrelated motions are performed between the workpiece and a tool. This does not include any additional axes along or around which other relative motions within the machine are performed, such as:
2.a. Wheel-dressing systems in grinding machines;
2.b. Parallel rotary axes designed for mounting of separate workpieces;
2.c. Co-linear rotary axes designed for manipulating the same workpiece by holding it in a chuck from different ends.
3. Axis nomenclature shall be in accordance with International Standard ISO 841, “Numerical Control Machines—Axis and Motion Nomenclature'.
4. A “tilting spindle” is counted as a rotary axis.
5. Guaranteed “positioning accuracy” levels instead of individual test protocols may be used for each machine tool model using the agreed ISO test procedure.
6. The positioning accuracy of “numerically controlled” machine tools is to be determined and presented in accordance with ISO 230/2 (1988).
2B001 Machine tools and any combination thereof, for removing (or cutting) metals, ceramics or “composites”, which, according to the manufacturer's technical specifications, can be equipped with electronic devices for “numerical control”; and specially designed components (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 2B001.a, .b, .c, and .d, NP Column 1.
EXCEPT: (1) turning machines under
2B001.a with a capacity equal to or
less than 35 mm diameter; (2) bar
machines (Swissturn), limited to
machining only bar feed through, if
maximum bar diameter is equal to or
less than 42 mm and there is no
capability of mounting chucks.
(Machines may have drilling and/or
milling capabilities for machining
parts with diameters less than 42 mm);
or (3) milling machines under 2B001.b.
with x-axis travel greater than two
meters and overall ``positioning
accuracy'' on the x-axis more (worse)
than 0.030 mm.
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1.
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value.
Related Controls: (1) See ECCNs 2D001 and 2D002 for software for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCNs 2B201, 2B290, and 2B991.
Related Definitions: N/A.
Items:
Note 1: 2B001 does not control special purpose machine tools limited to the manufacture of gears. For such machines, see 2B003.
Note 2: 2B001 does not control special purpose machine tools limited to the manufacture of any of the following parts:
a. Crank shafts or cam shafts;
b. Tools or cutters;
c. Extruder worms;
d. Engraved or faceted jewelry parts.
Note 3: A machine tool having at least two of the three turning, milling or grinding capabilities (e.g., a turning machine with milling capability), must be evaluated against each applicable entry 2.B001.a., b. or c.
a. Machine tools for turning, having all of the following characteristics:
a.1. Positioning accuracy with “all compensations available” of less (better) than 6 µm along any linear axis; and
a.2. Two or more axes which can be coordinated simultaneously for “contouring control”;
Note: 2B001.a does not control turning machines specially designed for the production of contact lenses.
b. Machine tools for milling, having any of the following characteristics:
b.1. Having all of the following:
b.1.a. Positioning accuracy with “all compensations available” of less (better) than 6 µm along any linear axis; and
b.1.b. Three linear axes plus one rotary axis which can be coordinated simultaneously for “contouring control”;
b.2. Five or more axes which can be coordinated simultaneously for “contouring control”;
b.3. A positioning accuracy for jig boring machines, with “all compensations available”, of less (better) than 4 µm along any linear axis; or
b.4. Fly cutting machines, having all of the following characteristics:
b.4.a. Spindle “run-out” and “camming” less (better) than 0.0004 mm TIR; and
b.4.b. Angular deviation of slide movement (yaw, pitch and roll) less (better) than 2 seconds of arc, TIR, over 300 mm of travel.
c. Machine tools for grinding, having any of the following characteristics:
c.1. Having all of the following:
c.1.a. Positioning accuracy with “all compensations available” of less (better) than 4 µm along any linear axis; and
c.1.b. Three or more axes which can be coordinated simultaneously for “contouring control” or
c.2. Five or more axes which can be coordinated simultaneously for “contouring control”;
Notes: 2B001.c does not control grinding machines, as follows:
1. Cylindrical external, internal, and external-internal grinding machines having all the following characteristics:
a. Limited to cylindrical grinding; and
b. Limited to a maximum workpiece capacity of 150 mm outside diameter or length.
2. Machines designed specifically as jig grinders that do not have a z-axis or a w-axis, with a positioning accuracy with “all compensations available” less (better) than 4 µm.
3. Surface grinders.
d. Electrical discharge machines (EDM) of the non-wire type which have two or more rotary axes which can be coordinated simultaneously for “contouring control”;
e. Machine tools for removing metals, ceramics or “composites” having all of the following characteristics:
e.1. Removing material by means of any of the following:
e.1.a. Water or other liquid jets, including those employing abrasive additives;
e.1.b. Electron beam; or
e.1.c. “Laser” beam; and
e.2. Having two or more rotary axes which:
e.2.a. Can be coordinated simultaneously for “contouring control” and
e.2.b. Have a positioning accuracy of less (better) than 0.003°;
f. Deep-hole-drilling machines and turning machines modified for deep-hole-drilling, having a maximum depth-of-bore capability exceeding 5,000 mm and specially designed components therefor.
2B002 Numerically controlled machine tools using a magnetorheological finishing (MRF) process
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number.
Related Controls: See also 2B001.
Related Definitions: For the purposes of 2B002, “MRF” is a material removal process using an abrasive magnetic fluid whose viscosity is controlled by a magnetic field.
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
2B003 “Numerically controlled” or manual machine tools, and specially designed components, controls and accessories therefor, specially designed for the shaving, finishing, grinding or honing of hardened (Rc = 40 or more) spur, helical and double-helical gears with a pitch diameter exceeding 1,250 mm and a face width of 15% of pitch diameter or larger finished to a quality of AGMA 14 or better (equivalent to ISO 1328 class 3).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
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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
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: See also 2B993
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
2B004 Hot “isostatic presses”, having all of the characteristics described in the List of Items Controlled, and specially designed components and accessories therefor.
License Requirements
Reason for Control:NS, MT NP, AT
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MT applies to entire entry............. MT Column 1.
NP applies to entire entry, except NP Column 1.
2B004.b.3 and presses with maximum
working pressures below 69 MPa.
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1.
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCN 2D001 for software for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E101 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) For specially designed dies, molds and tooling, see ECCNs 1B003 and 9B009 and ML18 (22 CFR part 121). (4) For additional controls on dies, molds and tooling, see ECCNs 1B101.d, 2B104 and 2B204. (5) Also see ECCN 2B117.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. A controlled thermal environment within the closed cavity and possessing a chamber cavity with an inside diameter of 406 mm or more; and
b. Any of the following:
b.1. A maximum working pressure exceeding 207 MPa;
b.2. A controlled thermal environment exceeding 1,773 K (1,500° C); or
b.3. A facility for hydrocarbon impregnation and removal of resultant gaseous degradation products.
Technical Note: The inside chamber dimension is that of the chamber in which both the working temperature and the working pressure are achieved and does not include fixtures. That dimension will be the smaller of either the inside diameter of the pressure chamber or the inside diameter of the insulated furnace chamber, depending on which of the two chambers is located inside the other.
2B005 Equipment specially designed for the deposition, processing and in-process control of inorganic overlays, coatings and surface modifications, as follows, for non-electronic substrates, by processes shown in the Table and associated Notes following 2E003.f, and specially designed automated handling, positioning, manipulation and control components therefor.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: $1000
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) This entry does not control chemical vapor deposition, cathodic arc, sputter deposition, ion plating or ion implantation equipment specially designed for cutting or machining tools. (2) Vapor deposition equipment for the production of filamentary materials are controlled by 1B001 or 1B101. (3) Chemical Vapor Deposition furnaces designed or modified for densification of carbon-carbon composites are controlled by 2B104.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) production equipment having all of the following:
a.1. Process modified for one of the following:
a.1.a. Pulsating CVD;
a.1.b. Controlled nucleation thermal deposition (CNTD); or
a.1.c. Plasma enhanced or plasma assisted CVD; and
a.2. Any of the following:
a.2.a. Incorporating high vacuum (equal to or less than 0.01 Pa) rotating seals; or
a.2.b. Incorporating in situ coating thickness control;
b. Ion implantation production equipment having beam currents of 5 mA or more;
c. Electron beam physical vapor (EB–PVD) production equipment incorporating power systems rated for over 80 kW, having any of the following:
c.1. A liquid pool level “laser” control system which regulates precisely the ingots feed rate; or
c.2. A computer controlled rate monitor operating on the principle of photo-luminescence of the ionized atoms in the evaporant stream to control the deposition rate of a coating containing two or more elements;
d. Plasma spraying production equipment having any of the following characteristics:
d.1. Operating at reduced pressure controlled atmosphere (equal or less than 10 kPa measured above and within 300 mm of the gun nozzle exit) in a vacuum chamber capable of evacuation down to 0.01 Pa prior to the spraying process; or
d.2. Incorporating in situ coating thickness control;
e. Sputter deposition production equipment capable of current densities of 0.1 mA/mm 2 or higher at a deposition rate 15 µm/h or more; (continued)