Classification Details
| Category | 9 — Aerospace & Propulsion |
| Product Group | A — Systems, Equipment & Components |
| Description | "Specially Designed" "Parts," "Components," Systems and Structures, for Launch Vehicles, Launch Vehicle Propulsion Systems or "Spacecraft". (See Related Controls Paragraph.) |
| Control Reasons | None specified |
| License Exceptions | None specified |
Items Controlled
a. "Parts", "components" and structures, each exceeding 10 kg and "specially designed" for launch vehicles manufactured using any of the following: a.1. "Composite" materials consisting of "fibrous or filamentary materials" specified by 1C010.e and resins specified by 1C008 or 1C009.b; a.2. Metal "matrix" "composites" reinforced by any of the following: a.2.a. Materials specified by 1C007; a.2.b. "Fibrous or filamentary materials" specified by 1C010;
Related Controls
(1) See USML Category IV of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR parts 120 through 130) and ECCN 9A604 for paragraphs 9A010.a, .b and .d. (2) See USML Category XV of the ITAR and ECCN 9A515 for paragraph 9A010.c. (3) See Supplement No. 4 to part 774, Order of Review for guidance on the process for determining classification of items.
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
Implementation of 2021 Wassenaar Arrangement Decisions
Implementation of 2022 Wassenaar Arrangement Decisions and Request for Comments on License Exception Eligibility for Certain Supersonic Aero Gas Turbine Engine Component Technology
Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use; Updates and Corrections
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List