Classification Details
| Category | 9 — Aerospace & Propulsion |
| Product Group | A — Systems, Equipment & Components |
| Description | Space launch vehicles and "spacecraft," "spacecraft buses," "spacecraft payloads," "spacecraft" on-board systems or equipment, terrestrial equipment, and air-launch platforms, and "sub-orbital craft," as follows (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATNSRS |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVS |
Items Controlled
a. Space launch vehicles. b. "Spacecraft." c. "Spacecraft buses." d. "Spacecraft payloads" incorporating items specified by 3A001.b.1.a.4 or z (if also described in 3A001.b.1.a.4), 3A002.g, 5A001.a.1, .b.3, 5A002.c, z.3 or z.8, .e, z.5, 6A002.a.1, a.2, .b, .d, 6A003.b, 6A004.c, .e, 6A008.d, .e, .k, .l or 9A010.c. e. On-board systems or equipment, "specially designed" for "spacecraft" and having any of the following functions: e.1. 'Command and telemetry data handling;'
Related Controls
(1) See also 9A104, 9A515, and 9B515. (2) See ECCNs 9E001 ("development") and 9E002 ("production") for technology for items controlled by this entry. (3) See USML Categories IV for the space launch vehicles and XV for other spacecraft that are "subject to the ITAR."
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 9 covers aerospace and propulsion systems including space launch vehicles, rocket propulsion, spacecraft, and gas turbine engines. Many items overlap with ITAR controls — exporters should verify jurisdiction before proceeding with a BIS license application.
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
1052
Recent BIS Amendments
Streamlining Export Controls for Drone Exports
Export Administration Regulations: Revisions to Space-Related Export Controls
Export Administration Regulations: Revisions to Space-Related Export Controls, Including Addition of License Exception Commercial Space Activities (CSA)
Export Administration Regulations: Removal of License Requirements for Certain Spacecraft and Related Items for Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom
Streamlining Export Controls for Drone Exports
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List