Classification Details
| Category | 9 — Aerospace & Propulsion |
| Product Group | B — Test, Inspection & Production Equipment |
| Description | Test, inspection, and production "equipment" and related commodities "specially designed" for the "development," "production," repair, overhaul, or refurbishing of commodities in ECCN 9A604 or related defense articles in USML Category IV (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATMTNSRSUN |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVSSTA |
Items Controlled
a. "Production facilities" "specially designed" for items that are controlled by USML Category IV(a)(1) or (a)(2). b. Test, calibration, and alignment equipment "specially designed" for items that are controlled by USML Category IV(h)(28). c. Test, inspection, and other production "equipment" that is "specially designed" for the "development," "production," repair, overhaul, or refurbishing of commodities described in ECCN 9A604, or defense articles controlled under USML Category IV, and not specified in ECCN 0B604.a or in ECCN 9B604.a, .b, or .d. d. "Specially designed" "production facilities" or production "equipment" for systems, sub-systems, and "components" controlled by USML Category IV(d)(1), (d)(7), (h)(1), (h)(4), (h)(6), (h)(7), (h)(8), (h)(9), (h)(11), (h)(20), (h)(21), (h)(26), or (h)(28). e. through w. [Reserved] x. "Parts," "components," "accessories," and "attachments" that are "specially designed" for a commodity subject to control in paragraph .a or .b of this ECCN.
Related Controls
(1) "Production facilities" for the "production" or "development" of commodities enumerated or otherwise described in ECCN 9A012 or 9A101 or in USML Category IV(d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4), or (h)(17) are controlled by ECCN 9B116. (2) Test, inspection, and other production "equipment" "specially designed" for the "production" or "development" of commodities enumerated or otherwise described in ECCN 9A101 or in USML Category IV(d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4), or (h)(17) are controlled by ECCN 9B115. (3) See ECCN 0A919 for foreign-made "military commodities" 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 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
Proposed Enhancements and Simplification of License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization (STA)
Quicksilver Manufacturing, Inc., 8209 Market St. #A173, Wilmington, NC 28411; Rapid Cut LLC, 8209 Market St. #A173, Wilmington, NC 28411; U.S. Prototype, Inc., 8209 Market St. #A173, Wilmington, NC 28411; Order Temporarily Denying Export Privileges
Implementation of 2022 Wassenaar Arrangement Decisions and Request for Comments on License Exception Eligibility for Certain Supersonic Aero Gas Turbine Engine Component Technology
Clarifications of Availability and Expansion of Restrictions on Availability of License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization Under the Export Administration Regulations
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List