Classification Details
| Category | 9 — Aerospace & Propulsion |
| Product Group | B — Test, Inspection & Production Equipment |
| Description | "Specially designed" "equipment," tooling or fixtures, not controlled by 9B001, for manufacturing or measuring gas turbine blades, vanes or tip shroud castings, as follows (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATMT |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVS |
Items Controlled
a. Automated equipment using non-mechanical methods for measuring airfoil wall thickness; b. Tooling, fixtures or measuring equipment for the "laser", water jet or ECM/EDM hole drilling processes controlled by 9E003.c; c. Ceramic core leaching equipment; d. Ceramic core manufacturing equipment or tools; e. Ceramic shell wax pattern preparation equipment; f. Ceramic shell burn out or firing equipment.
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
Implementation of 2021 Wassenaar Arrangement Decisions
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List