Lists of Export Controlled Items, Information and Software
Introduction:
In considering whether or not a shipment to another country will require an export license, we need to consider both WHAT is being shipped and WHERE it is going.
The lists on this page deal with WHAT is being shipped. (See the lists of export controlled or embargoed countries for guidance about WHERE certain shipments may be sent.)
Items, Information and Software subject to U.S. Export Control Laws and used in a university environment are generally categorized on the following two lists:
U.S. Munitions List (USML) - (ITAR)*
Commerce Control List (CCL*) - (EAR):*
U.S. Munitions List (USML) - (ITAR):*
Published by the U.S. State Department in its International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR*). Addresses items, software and technologies that are primarily defense-related in application.
If you are shipping an item that you believe falls into a controlled category, use the links below to go to the regulations themselves, go through the Decision Tree questions, or contact UC's Export Control Team.
Munitions List
CATEGORIES: INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS
(Link opens the State Department site; see Part 121)
- Category I
Firearms, Close Assault Weapons and Combat Shotguns - Category II
Materials, Chemicals, Microorganisms, and Toxins - Category III
Ammunition/Ordnance - Category IV
Launch Vehicles, Guided Missiles, Ballistic Missiles, Rockets, Torpedoes, Bombs and Mines - Category V
Explosives and Energetic Materials, Propellants, Incendiary Agents and Their Constituents - Category VI
Vessels of War and Special Naval Equipment - Category VII
Tanks and Military Vehicles - Category VIII
Aircraft and Associated Equipment - Category IX
Military Training Equipment - Category X
Protective Personnel Equipment - Category XI
Military Electronics - Category XII
Fire Control, Range Finder, Optical and Guidance and Control Equipment - Category XIII
Auxiliary Military Equipment - Category XIV
Toxicological Agents, Including Chemical Agents, Biological Agents, and Associated Equipment - Category XV
Spacecraft Systems and Associated Equipment - Category XVI
Nuclear Weapons, Design and Testing Related Items - Category XVII
Classified Articles, Technical Data* and Defense Services* Not Otherwise Enumerated - Category XVIII
Directed Energy Weapons - Category XX
Submersible Vessels, Oceanographic and Associated Equipment
Commerce Control List (CCL*) - (EAR):*
Published by the U.S. Commerce Department in its Export Administration Regulations (EAR)*. Addresses dual use* items, information and software that are primarily commercial in nature but also have potential military applications. In addition, under the provisions of the international Chemical Weapons Convention, the United States* may require special declarations related to chemical shipments under either the ITAR* or the EAR*.
Commerce Control List
CATEGORIES: Export Administration Regulations
Bureau of Industry and Security Commerce Control list
(Link opens the Commerce Department site. Scroll to Part 774.
(Links below open the individual sections of the Commerce Control List)
- Category 0
Nuclear Materials, Facilities & Equipment
(and Miscellaneous Items) - Category 1
Materials, Chemicals, Microorganisms, and Toxins - Category 2
Materials Processing - Category 3
Electronics Design, Development and Production - Category 4
Computers - Category 5
Part 1: Telecommunications
Part 2: Information Security - Category 6
Sensors and Lasers - Category 7
Navigation and Avionics - Category 8
Marine - Category 9
Propulsion Systems, Space Vehicles and Related Equipment
For Help at anytime, contact the Export Control Team at (513) 558-ISEC or via e-mail at InfoSec@uc.edu
Throughout the Export Controls section of the website, whenever you see a *, hover over it for a brief definition of the term. Click on the asterix to be taken to the full definition on the glossary page. The Glossary page also includes lnks to applicable regulations and additional information and links.