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" or "production" of commodities enumerated or otherwise described in ECCN 9A619 or USML Category XIX (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATNSRSUN |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVSSTA |
Items Controlled
a. Test, inspection, and production "equipment" "specially designed" for the "production," "development," operation, installation, maintenance, repair, overhaul, or refurbishing of commodities enumerated or otherwise described in ECCN 9A619 (except for 9A619.y) or in USML Category XIX, and "parts," "components," "accessories," and "attachments" "specially designed" therefor. b. Equipment, cells, or stands "specially designed" for testing, analysis and fault isolation of engines, "systems," "components," "parts," "accessories," and "attachments" enumerated or otherwise described in ECCN 9A619 (except for 9A619.y) on the CCL or in Category XIX on the USML. c. through x. [Reserved] y. Bearing pullers "specially designed" for the "production" or "development" of commodities enumerated or otherwise described in ECCN 9A619 (except for 9A619.y) or USML Category XIX and "parts," "components," "accessories," and "attachments" "specially designed" therefor.
Related Controls
USML Category XIX(f)(1) controls "parts," "components," "accessories," and "attachments" "specially designed" for the engines described in Category XIX(f)(1), but does not control the commodities enumerated or otherwise described in ECCN 9B619. USML Category XIX(f)(2)-(11) controls other engine "parts," "components," "accessories," "attachments," and "systems."
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)
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
Expansion of Export, Reexport, and Transfer (In-Country) Controls for Military End Use or Military End Users in the People's Republic of China, Russia, or Venezuela; Correction
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List