# The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Regulation 9: Amendments to Category 1 - Special Materials and Related Equipment


(1) The section headed Category 1 - Special Materials and Related Equipment is amended as follows.
(2) In the section headed 1A Systems, Equipment and Components—
(a) in Note 2 to entry 1A002, after “semi-finished items” omit “,”;
(b) in the Technical Note to entry 1A007.b., for “vaporization” substitute “vaporisation”;
(c) at the end of entry 1A008.a.2., insert—
“Technical Note:
For the purposes of 1A008.a., ‘shaped charges’ are explosive charges shaped to focus the effects of the explosive blast.”;
(d) in entry 1A008.d., omit the Technical Note;
(e) in entry 1A202—
(i) after “form of” insert “thin-walled”;
(ii) for “both” substitute “all”;
(f) in entry 1A202.a.—
(i) for “400” substitute “650”;
(ii) at the end, omit “and”;
(g) in entry 1A202—
(i) after paragraph a insert—
“
b.
A thickness of 12mm or less; and
”;
(ii) renumber as paragraph c the paragraph starting with the words “Made with any”;
(h) in entry 1A225—
(i) for “Platinized” substitute “Wet-proofed platinised”;
(ii) after “tritium from” omit “heavy”;
(iii) after “the production” insert “or upgrading”;
(iv) at the end, insert—
“Technical Note:
In heavy water moderated reactors, upgraders maintain the heavy water concentration in the reactor core. Wet-proofed platinised catalysts can also be used to upgrade heavy water.”.
(3) In the section headed 1B Test, Inspection and Production Equipment—
(a) in entry 1B001.e., for “prepegs” substitute “prepregs”;
(b) in the Technical Notes to entry 1B001.g.—
(i) after the heading “Technical Notes:”, on a new line insert “For the purposes of 1B001.:”;
(ii) in paragraph 1—
(aa) for “For the purposes of 1B001, ‘primary” substitute “‘Primary”;
(bb) for “the position” substitute “is the positioning”;
(iii) in paragraph 2, for “For the purposes of 1B001, a” substitute “ A”;
(c) in entry 1B228.a., for “temperatures of 35 K (-238°C) or less” substitute “temperatures in the range of 15 K (-258°C) to 35 K (-238°C)”;
(d) in entry 1B228.b., for “of 0,5 to 5 MPa” substitute “in the range of 0,1 MPa to 1 MPa”;
(e) for entry 1B228.c.1., substitute “Austenitic stainless steel; or”;
(f) in entry 1B228.c.2.—
(i) for “Equivalent materials” substitute “‘Equivalent materials’”;
(ii) after “hydrogen (H2)-compatible” insert “between 15 K (-258°C) and 35 K (-238°C)”;
(g) for the Technical Note to entry 1B228, substitute—
“
Technical Notes:
1.
In 1B228.c.2. ‘equivalent materials’ could include, but are not limited to the following materials:
a.
aluminium,
b.
aluminium alloys,
c.
copper alloys,
d.
nickel alloys, and
e.
titanium alloys.
2.
In 1B228.d. ‘effective length’ means the active height of packing material in a packed-type column, or the active height of internal contractor plates in a plate-type column.
”.
(4) In the section headed 1C Materials—
(a) in paragraph a of the Technical Note in entry 1C, at the beginning, after “i.e.” omit “:”;
(b) in the Note to entry 1C001.b., after “materials” omit “,”;
(c) in entry 1C002.c.1.a.—
(i) after “i.e.” insert “,”;
(ii) at the end, insert—
“Note:
1C002.c.1.a. includes nickel alloys qualified for aero, aero-derivative, industrial or marine gas turbine engines.”;
(d) in entry 1C002.c.2.g., omit “or”;
(e) in entry 1C002.c.2.h. for “and” substitute “or”;
(f) after entry 1C002.c.2.h., insert—
“
i.
‘Ultrasonic atomisation’; and
”;
(g) in the Technical Notes at the end of entry 1C002, for paragraph 10, substitute—
“10.
‘Ultrasonic atomisation’ is a process to reduce a molten stream of metal alloy to droplets of 500 μm diameter or less by ultrasonic vibration.
11.
For the purposes of 1C002 Technical Notes, ‘solidify rapidly’ is a process involving the solidification of molten material at cooling rates exceeding 1 000 K/s.”;
(h) in entry 1C005.b.1., for “(-263,31°C)” substitute “(-263,3°C)”;
(i) in entry 1C005.b.2., for “(-268,96°C)” substitute “(-268,95°C)”;
(j) in entry 1C005.c., for “(-158,16°C)” substitute “(-158,15°C)”;
(k) in the Note to entry 1C010.b., in paragraph a.3., for “15 mm.” substitute “15 mm;”;
(l) in entry 1C010.e.2.c., for “phenolic resin;” substitute “phenolic resin.”;
(m) in Note 2 to entry 1C010.e., in paragraph a, for “following;” substitute “following:”;
(n) in the Technical Notes to entry 1C010.e.2., in paragraph 2, after “7028-07” omit “,”;
(o) at the end of entry 1C011.d., for “.” substitute “;”;
(p) in the N.B. at the end of entry 1C011—
(i) for “See also Military Goods Controls for” substitute “For”;
(ii) after “military purposes”, insert “, see Military Goods Controls”;
(q) in Technical Note 1 to entry 1C116, in paragraph 1, for “nickel, very low carbon content” substitute “nickel content, carbon content of less than or equal to 0,03% by weight,”;
(r) in Note 3 to entry 1C350, for “.88 and .89” substitute “.88, .89 and .90”;
(s) in entry 1C351.d.1., for “toxins” substitute “neurotoxins”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/532/regulation/9 (the official version)
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