Classification Details
| Category | 1 — Materials, Chemicals, Microorganisms & Toxins |
| Product Group | C — Materials |
| Description | Tear Gases, Riot Control Agents and materials for the detection and decontamination of chemical warfare agents (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATNSRSUN |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVSSTA |
Items Controlled
a. Tear gases and riot control agents including: a.1. CA (Bromobenzyl cyanide) (CAS 5798-79-8); a.2. CS (o-Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile or o-Chlorobenzalmalononitrile) (CAS 2698-41-1); a.3. CN (Phenylacyl chloride or w-Chloroacetophenone) (CAS 532-27-4); a.4. CR (Dibenz-(b,f)-1,4-oxazephine) (CAS 257-07-8); a.5. Adamsite (Diphenylamine chloroarsine or DM) (CAS 578-94-9); a.6. N-Nonanoylmorpholine, (MPA) (CAS 5299-64-9); a.7. Dibromodimethyl ether (CAS 4497-29-4); a.8. Dichlorodimethyl ether (ClCi) (CAS 542-88-1); a.9. Ethyldibromoarsine (CAS 683-43-2); a.10. Bromo acetone (CAS 598-31-2); a.11. Bromo methylethylketone (CAS 816-40-0); a.12. Iodo acetone (CAS 3019-04-3); a.13. Phenylcarbylamine chloride (CAS 622-44-6); a.14. Ethyl iodoacetate (CAS 623-48-3);
Related Controls
(1) See ECCN 1A984 for controls on other riot control agents. (2) See 22 CFR 121.1 (USML), Category XIV(b), for modified biological agents and biologically derived substances that are subject to the ITAR. (3) See 22 CFR 121.1 (USML), Category XIV(g), for ITAR controls on antibodies, recombinant protective antigens, polynucleotides, biopolymers or biocatalysts (including the expression vectors, viruses, plasmids, or cultures of specific cells used to produce them) that are "specially designed" for use with articles controlled under USML Category XIV(f). (4) See ECCN 0A919 for "military commodities" located and produced outside the United States that incorporate more than a
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 Additional Export Controls Against Russia and Belarus Under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR); and Clarifications
Implementation of Additional Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus Under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and Refinements to Existing Controls
Elimination of License Exception Civil End Users (CIV)
Commerce Control List: Addition of Items Determined To No Longer Warrant Control Under United States Munitions List Category XIV (Toxicological Agents) or Category XVIII (Directed Energy Weapons)
Commerce Control List: Addition of Items Determined to No Longer Warrant Control Under United States Munitions List Category XIV (Toxicological Agents) or Category XVIII (Directed Energy Weapons)
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List