Paragraph 1B Equipment, Assemblies and Components

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch 1, Pt III am by Export of Goods (Control) 2001 art 6
Sch 1, Pt I, Group 4 rev by Export of Goods (Control) 2001 art 4
Sch.1, Pt.I, Croup 1, para.1 revoked by Export of Goods (Control) 1996 art.2(f)
Sch.1, Pt.II revoked by Export of Goods (Control) 1996 art.2(g)
Sch.1, Pt.III substituted by Export of Goods (Control) 1996 art.2(h), Sch.1
Sch.1, Pt.I, Group 2 substituted by Export of Goods (Control) 1997 art.5, Sch.2
Sch.1, Pt.I, Group 3 amended by Export of Goods (Control) 1997 art.6
Sch.1, Pt.III amended by Export of Goods (Control) 1997 art.7
Sch.1, Pt.I rev.in pt. by Export of Goods (Control) 1999 art.2(b)
Sch.1, Pt.I amended by Export of Goods (Control) 1999 art.4
Sch.1, Pt.III defn(s). amended by Export of Goods (Control) 1999 art.5(1)(2)(a) (b)(d)
Sch.1, Pt.III (defn. of enzymes) revoked by Export of Goods (Control) 1999 art.5(1)(2)(c)
Sch.1, Pt.III amended by Export of Goods (Control) 1999 art.5(3)-(6)
Sch 1, Pt I, Group 2 am by Export of Goods (Control) 2001 art 5
Sch.1 rev. in pt. by Dual-Use and Related Goods (Export Control) 1995 reg.13(b)(iv)
Sch.1, Pt III, Group 1 amended by Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994 1994 art.2(c)
Sch.1, Pt III, Group 3 amended by Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994 1994 art.2(d)
Sch.1, Pt.I, Group 1, para.1 amended by Export of Goods (Control) 1995 art.3(2)
Sch.1, Pt.I, Group 1, para.2 amended by Export of Goods (Control) 1995 art.2(2)
Sch.1, Pt.III amended by Dual-Use and Related Goods (Export Control) 1996 reg. 4
Sch. 1 Pt. 3 modified by Dual-Use and Related Goods (Export Control) 1996 reg. 14
Sch. 1 Pt. 3 word deleted by Export of Goods (Control) 2000 art. 4(2)(a)
Sch. 1 Pt. 3 words inserted by Export of Goods (Control) 2000 art. 4(2)(b)
Sch.1, Pt III, Group 1 am and rev. in Pt. by Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994 1994 art.2(b)
Sch.1, Pt III, Group 3 am and rev. in Pt. by Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994 1994 art.2(c)
Sch.1, Pt.I, Group 3 amended by Export of Goods (Control) 1996 art.3
Sch.1, Pt.III amended by Export of Goods (Control) 2000 art. 4
Sch.1, Pt.III amended by Export of Goods (Control) 2000 art.3
Sch. 1 Pt. 3 modified by Dual-Use and Related Goods (Export Control) 1996 reg. 2(1)
Sch.1, Pt.I amended by Export of Goods (Control) 1999 art.2
Sch. Pt.III, entry HL7 amended by Export of Goods (Control) 1997 art.2
Sch.1, Pt III, Group 3 amended by Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994 1994 art.2
Sch 1, Pt I, Group 2 am by Export of Goods (Control) 2003 art 2(1), (2), Sch 1, para 1
Sch 1, Pt I, Group 2 rev in pt by Export of Goods (Control) 2003 art 2(1), (3), Sch 2
Sch 1, Pt III am by Export of Goods (Control) 2003 art 2(1), (2), Sch 1, para 2
Sch 1, Pt III rev in pt by Export of Goods (Control) 2003 art 2(1), (3), Sch 2
Sch 1, Contents rev in pt by Export of Goods (Control) 2002 art 2(1), (2)
Sch 1, Pt I, Group 3 rev by Export of Goods (Control) 2002 art 2(1), (3)
Sch 1, Pt III, ML4 am by Export of Goods (Control) 2002 art 2(1), (6)
Sch 1, Pt III, ML8 subst by Export of Goods (Control) 2002 art 2(1), (8), Schedule
Sch 1, Pt III, ML10 am by Export of Goods (Control) 2002 art 2(1), (7)
Sch 1, Pt III, para 2 defn(s) rev by Export of Goods (Control) 2002 art 2(1), (4)
Sch 1, Pt III, para 2 defn(s) added by Export of Goods (Control) 2002 art 2(1), (5)

Test, Inspection and Production Equipment

1B001

Equipment for the production of fibres, prepregs, preforms or composites specified in entries 1A002 or 1C010, as follows, and specially designed components and accessories therefor^f1:

Filament winding machines of which the motions for positioning, wrapping and winding fibres are coordinated and programmed in three or more axes, specially designed for the manufacture of composite structures or laminates from fibrous or filamentary materials;

Tape-laying or tow-placement machines of which the motions for positioning and laying tape, tows or sheets are coordinated and programmed in two or more axes, specially designed for the manufacture of composite airframe or missile structures;

Multidirectional, multidimensional weaving machines or interlacing machines, including adapters and modification kits, for weaving, interlacing or braiding fibres to manufacture composite structures;

except:
Textile machinery not modified for the above end-uses;

Equipment specially designed or adapted for the production of reinforcement fibres, as follows:

Equipment for converting polymeric fibres (such as polyacrylonitrile, rayon, pitch or polycarbosilane) into carbon fibres or silicon carbide fibres, including special equipment to strain the fibre during heating;

Equipment for the chemical vapour deposition of elements or compounds on heated filamentary substrates to manufacture silicon carbide fibres;

Equipment for the wet-spinning of refractory ceramics (such as aluminium oxide);

Equipment for converting aluminium containing precursor fibres into alumina fibres by heat treatment;

Equipment for producing prepregs specified in head e. of entry 1C010 by the hot melt method;

Non-destructive inspection equipment capable of inspecting defects three dimensionally, using ultrasonic or X-ray tomography and specially designed for composite materials.

In this entry, “missile” means complete rocket systems and unmanned air vehicle systems.

1B002

Systems and components therefor specially designed for producing metal alloys, metal alloy powder or alloyed materials specified in sub-head a.2. of entry 1C002, head b. of entry 1C002 or head c. of entry 1C002.

1B003

Tools, dies, moulds or fixtures, for superplastic forming or diffusion bonding titanium or aluminium or their alloys, specially designed for the manufacture of:

Airframe or aerospace structures;

Aircraft or aerospace engines; or

Specially designed components for those structures or engines.

1B101

Equipment, other than that specified in entry 1B001, for the production of structural composites as follows; and specially designed components and accessories therefor^f2:

Note: Components and accessories specified in this entry include moulds, mandrels, dies, fixtures and tooling for the preform pressing, curing, casting, sintering or bonding of composite structures, laminates and manufactures thereof.

Filament winding machines of which the motions for positioning, wrapping and winding fibres can be coordinated and programmed in three or more axes, designed to fabricate composite structures or laminates from fibrous or filamentary materials, and coordinating and programming controls;

Tape-laying machines of which the motions for positioning and laying tape and sheets can be coordinated and programmed in two or more axes, designed for the manufacture of composite airframe and missile structures;

Multi-directional, multi-dimensional weaving machines or interlacing machines, including adapters and modification kits for weaving, interlacing or braiding fibres to manufacture composite structures;

except:
Textile machinery which has not been modified for the above end uses;

Equipment designed or modified for the production of fibrous or filamentary materials as follows:

Equipment for converting polymeric fibres (such as polyacrylonitrile, rayon or polycarbosilane) including special provision to strain the fibre during heating;

Equipment for the vapour deposition of elements or compounds on heated filament substrates; and

Equipment for the wet-spinning of refractory ceramics (such as aluminium oxide);

Equipment designed or modified for special fibre surface treatment or for producing prepregs and preforms specified in entry 9A110.

Note: Equipment covered by this sub-head includes rollers, tension stretchers, coating equipment, cutting equipment and clicker dies.

1B115

Equipment for the production, handling and acceptance testing of goods specified in entry 1C115, and specially designed components therefor.

Note: The only mixers specified in this entry are those which have provision for mixing under vacuum in the range of zero to 13.326 kPa and with temperature control capability of the mixing chamber:

Batch mixers having a total volumetric capacity of 110 litres or more and at least one mixing/kneading shaft mounted off centre;

Continuous mixers having two or more mixing/kneading shafts and capability to open the mixing chamber.

1B116

Specially designed nozzles for producing pyrolitically derived materials formed on a mould, mandrel or other substrate from precursor gases which decompose in the 1573 K (1300°C) to 3173 K (2900°C) temperature range at pressures of 130 Pa to 20 kPa.

1B201

Filament winding machines, other than those specified in entries 1B001 or 1B101, in which the motions for positioning, wrapping, and winding fibres are coordinated and programmed in two or more axes, specially designed to fabricate composite structures or laminates from fibrous or filamentary materials and capable of winding cylindrical rotors of diameter between 75 mm and 400 mm and lengths of 600 mm or greater and coordinating and programming controls and precision mandrels therefor.

1B225

Electrolytic cells for fluorine production with a production capacity greater than 250g of fluorine per hour.

1B226

Electromagnetic isotope separators, designed for or equipped with, single or multiple ion sources capable of providing a total ion beam current of 50 mA or greater.

Note: This entry includes separators:

Capable of enriching stable isotopes;

With the ion sources and collectors both in the magnetic field and those configurations in which they are external to the field.

1B227

Ammonia synthesis converters, ammonia synthesis units in which the synthesis gas (nitrogen and hydrogen) is withdrawn from an ammonia/hydrogen high-pressure exchange column and the synthesized ammonia is returned to that column.

1B228

Hydrogen-cryogenic distillation columns having all of the following characteristics:

Designed to operate with internal temperatures of 35 K (-238°C) or less;

Designed to operate at an internal pressure of 0.5 to 5 MPa (5 to 50 atmospheres);

Constructed of fine-grain stainless steels of the 300 series with low sulphur content or equivalent cryogenic and H₂-compatible materials; and

With internal diameters of 1 m or greater and effective lengths of 5 m or greater.

1B229

Water-hydrogen sulphide exchange tray columns constructed from fine carbon steel with a diameter of 1.8 m or greater to operate at a nominal pressure of 2 MPa or greater.

Notes:

For columns which are specially designed or prepared for the production of heavy water see entry B40 of Group 2 of Part III of this Schedule.

This entry includes internal contactors of the columns, which are segmented trays with an effective assembled diameter of 1.8 m or greater, such as sieve trays, valve trays, bubble cap trays, and turbogrid trays designed to facilitate countercurrent contacting and constructed of materials resistant to corrosion by hydrogen sulphide/water mixtures, such as 304L or 316 stainless steel.

Fine Carbon steels include steels such as specified by ASTM A516.

1B230

Pumps circulating solutions of diluted or concentrated potassium amide catalyst in liquid ammonia (KNH₂/NH₃), with all of the following characteristics:

Airtight (i.e., hermetically sealed);

For concentrated potassium amide solutions (1% or greater), operating pressure of 1.5-60 MPa (15-600 atmospheres); for dilute potassium amide solutions (less than 1%), operating pressure of 20-60 MPa (200-600 atmospheres); and

A capacity greater than 8.5 m³/hr.

1B231

Facilities or plants for the production, recovery, extraction, concentration, or handling of tritium, and equipment as follows:

Hydrogen or helium refrigeration units capable of cooling to 23 K (-250°C) or less, with heat removal capacity greater than 150 Watts; or

Hydrogen isotope storage and purification systems using metal hydrides as the storage, or purification medium.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: See also entries 1B101 and 1B201.
f2: See also entry 1B201.