Classification Details
| Category | 2 — Materials Processing |
| Product Group | B — Test, Inspection & Production Equipment |
| Description | Machine tools, and any combination thereof, other than those controlled by 2B001, for removing or cutting metals, ceramics or "composites," which, according to manufacturer's technical specifications, can be equipped with electronic devices for simultaneous "contouring control" in two or more axes. |
| Control Reasons | ATNP |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVS |
Related Controls
(1) See ECCNs 2D002 and 2D202 for "software" for items controlled by this entry. "Numerical control" units are controlled by their associated "software". (2) See ECCNs 2E001 ("development"), 2E002 ("production"), and 2E201 ("use") for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCNs 2B001 and 2B991.
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 2 covers materials processing equipment including machine tools, isostatic presses, and numerically controlled manufacturing equipment. These items have significant dual-use potential for precision manufacturing of weapons components.
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
955
Recent BIS Amendments
Implementation of 2022 Wassenaar Arrangement Decisions and Request for Comments on License Exception Eligibility for Certain Supersonic Aero Gas Turbine Engine Component Technology
Commerce Control List: Expansion of Controls on Certain Biological Equipment “Software”
Elimination of License Exception Civil End Users (CIV)
Implementation of Certain New Controls on Emerging Technologies Agreed at Wassenaar Arrangement 2019 Plenary
Control of Firearms, Guns, Ammunition and Related Articles the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML)
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List