Categories of ITAR’s U.S. Munitions List. Category I: Firearms, Close Assault Weapons and Combat Shotguns. Category II: Guns and Armament. Category III: Ammunition/Ordnance. Category IV: Launch Vehicles, Guided Missiles, Ballistic Missiles, Rockets, Torpedoes, Bombs and Mines.
What are the USML Categories?
The 21 categories of articles on the USML are:
- Firearms, Close Assault Weapons and Combat Shotguns.
- Guns and Armament.
- Ammunition/Ordnance.
- Launch Vehicles, Guided Missiles, Ballistic Missiles, Rockets, Torpedoes, Bombs, and Mines.
- Explosives and Energetic Materials, Propellants, Incendiary Agents, and Their Constituents.
What is an ITAR restricted item?
Items on the list fall into numerous categories, covering everything from guns to ammunition, missiles and launchers, explosives, ships, aircraft, tanks and vehicles, protective gear, electronics, sights, chemical and biological agents, spacecraft, nuclear weapons, lasers, submarines, and miscellaneous.
What is subject to ITAR?
ITAR are State Department regulations governing products, technologies and services developed for military use that are most often associated with defense and government contracts firms.
How do you classify items under ITAR?
Classification and Licenses
- 0 = Nuclear materials, facilities, and equipment (and miscellaneous items)
- 1 = Materials, Chemicals, Microorganisms, and Toxins.
- 2 = Materials Processing.
- 3 = Electronics.
- 4 = Computers.
- 5 = Telecommunications and Information Security.
- 6 = Sensors and Lasers.
- 7 = Navigation and Avionics.
What is EAR99 list?
EAR99 is a classification for an item. It indicates that a particular item is subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), but not listed with a specific Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) on the Commerce Control List (CCL).
How do I find ECCN numbers?
How to find ECCN number
- Talk to the manufacturer, who may already have an assigned ECCN.
- Look at the Commerce Control List, and work through the categories to find the ECCN which most closely fits your product.
- Get an ECCN online through the Electronic Request for Item Classification (ERIC) process.
What is ITAR clearance?
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) is a United States regulatory regime to restrict and control the export of defense and military related technologies to safeguard U.S. national security and further U.S. foreign policy objectives.
How do I know if something is ITAR controlled?
Fortunately, the Departments of Defense and Commerce have made it easier to determine if an article is regulated under ITAR by developing web-based (decision-tree) tools. See Department of State, Office of Defense Trade Controls, at pmddtc.state.gov or
What data is subject to ITAR?
Technical data refers to drawings, algorithms, manuals, any information on the design, manufacture, or use of the item. So, if the product is on the list, then the electronic files are on the list, the specification sheets, the technical manuals – are all on the Munitions List and subject to ITAR.
Who is exempt from ITAR?
The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR/22 CFR) specifically exempts foreign persons who are bona fide, full-time regular employees of Carnegie Mellon University from the requirement of a license for disclosures of unclassified technical data in the United States by U.S. institutions of higher learning.
