Lists of Export Controlled Items, Information and Software

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.
Lists of Export Controlled or Embargoed countries
Items, Information and Software subject to US Export Control Laws and used in a university environment are generally categorized on the following two lists:

US Munitions List (USML) - (ITAR)

Published by the US State Department in its International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the US Munitions list addresses items, software and technologies that are primarily defense-related in application.

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 US Commerce Department in its Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the Commerce Control List addresses “dual use” items, information and software that are primarily commercial in nature but also have potential military applications.

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

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.

If you are shipping any equipment, software, biological agents or technology internationally, please complete the Export Control Determination Request to assist in the classification of the item and to confirm that the ultimate recipient is not a prohibited party. When in doubt of whether a determination is necessary, contact export_controls@ncsu.edu.

If you have any questions, please email export_controls@ncsu.edu.