Classification Details
| Category | 1 — Materials, Chemicals, Microorganisms & Toxins |
| Product Group | A — Systems, Equipment & Components |
| Description | Equipment and devices, "specially designed" to initiate charges and devices containing "energetic materials," by electrical means, as follows (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATNPNS |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVS |
Items Controlled
a. Explosive detonator firing sets designed to drive explosive detonators specified by 1A007.b; b. Electrically driven explosive detonators as follows: b.1. Exploding bridge (EB); b.2. Exploding bridge wire (EBW); b.3. Slapper; b.4. Exploding foil initiators (EFI).
Related Controls
High explosives and related equipment "specially designed" for military use are "subject to the ITAR" (see 22 CFR parts 120 through 130). This entry does not control detonators using only primary explosives, such as lead azide. See also ECCNs 0A604, 3A229, and 3A232. See 1E001 for "development" and "production" technology controls, and 1E201 for "use" technology controls.
Items may also be controlled under the ITAR (22 CFR 121) administered by the State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC).
Related ECCNs
Export Control Context
Category 1 covers advanced materials, chemicals, microorganisms, and toxins. Many items are controlled under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and Australia Group commitments. Chemical precursors and biological agents require careful screening of end-use and end-user.
Source: BIS Commerce Control List, eCFR Title 15 Part 774. This reference is for informational purposes only. For licensing determinations, consult BIS.doc.gov or a licensed export compliance attorney.
Cross-Source Intelligence
Fed Reg Amendments
5
CSL Entities
3221
Recent BIS Amendments
Implementation of Certain Australia Group Decisions
Allied Governments Favorable Treatment: Revisions to Certain Australia Group Controls; Revisions to Certain Crime Control and Detection Controls
Implementation of Additional Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus Under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and Refinements to Existing Controls
Proposed Enhancements and Simplification of License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization (STA)
Implementation of 2022 Wassenaar Arrangement Decisions and Request for Comments on License Exception Eligibility for Certain Supersonic Aero Gas Turbine Engine Component Technology
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List