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Paragraph 3 F1

The goods with a reference number listed in the following Table.

Reference numberDescription
II.A0.001

Hollow cathode lamps as follows—

  1. (a)

    Iodine hollow cathode lamps with windows in pure silicon or quartz

  2. (b)

    Uranium hollow cathode lamps

II.A0.002Faraday isolators in the wavelength range 500 nm – 650 nm
II.A0.003Optical gratings in the wavelength range 500 nm – 650 nm
II.A0.004Optical fibres in the wavelength range 500 nm – 650 nm coated with anti-reflecting layers in the wavelength range 500 nm – 650 nm and having a core diameter greater than 0.4 mm but not exceeding 2 mm
II.A0.005

Nuclear reactor vessel components and testing equipment, other than those specified in 0A001, as follows—

  1. 1

    Seals

  2. 2

    Internal components

  3. 3

    Sealing, testing and measurement equipment

II.A0.006Nuclear detection systems for detection, identification or quantification of radioactive materials and radiation of nuclear origin and specially designed components thereof other than those specified in 0A001.j. or 1A004.c.
II.A0.007Bellows-sealed valves made of aluminium alloy or stainless steel type 304, 304L or 316L, but not including bellow values defined in 0B001.c.6 and 2A226
II.A0.008Laser mirrors, other than those specified in 6A005.e, consisting of substrates having a thermal expansion coefficient of 10 –6 K –1 or less at 20 °C (such as fused silica or sapphire), but not including optical systems specially designed for astronomical applications, unless the mirrors contain fused silica
II.A0.009Laser lenses, other than those specified in 6A005.e.2, consisting of substrates having a thermal expansion coefficient of 10 –6 K –1 or less at 20 °C (such as fused silica)
II.A0.010Pipes, piping, flanges, fittings made of, or lined with, nickel or nickel alloy containing more than 40% nickel by weight, other than those specified in 2B350.h.1
II.A0.011

Vacuum pumps other than those specified in 0B002.f.2 or 2B231, as follows—

  • Turbomolecular pumps having a flowrate equal to or greater than 400 l/s

  • Roots type vacuum roughing pumps having a volumetric aspiration flowrate greater than 200 m3/h.

Bellows-sealed, scroll, dry compressor, and bellows-sealed, scroll, dry vacuum pumps

II.A0.012Shielded enclosures for the manipulation, storage and handling of radioactive substances (Hot cells)
II.A0.013Natural uranium or depleted uranium or thorium in the form of metal, alloy, chemical compound or concentrate and any other material containing one or more of the foregoing, other than those specified in 0C001
II.A0.014Detonation chambers having a capacity of explosion absorption of more than 2.5 kg TNT equivalent
II.A0.015

Glove Boxes, specially designed for radioactive isotopes, radioactive sources or radionuclides, and for these purposes “Glove Boxes” means equipment providing protection to the user, from—

  1. (a)

    hazardous vapour, particles or radiation, or

  2. (b)

    materials inside the equipment being handled or processed by a person outside the equipment,

by means of manipulators or gloves integrated into the equipment

II.A0.016Toxic gas monitoring systems designed for continuous operation and detection of Hydrogen Sulphide, and specially designed detectors therefor
II.A0.017Helium Leak Detectors
II.A1.001Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (HDEHP or D2HPA) CAS 298-07-7 solvent in any quantity, with a purity greater than 90%
II.A1.002Fluorine gas (Chemical Abstract Number (CAS): 7782-41-4), with a purity of at least 95%
II.A1.003

Ring-shaped seals and gaskets, having an inner diameter of 400 mm or less, made of any of the following materials—

  1. (a)

    Copolymers of vinylidene fluoride having 75% or more beta crystalline structure without stretching;

  2. (b)

    Fluorinated polyimides containing 10% by weight or more of combined fluorine;

  3. (c)

    Fluorinated phosphazene elastomers containing 30% by weight or more of combined fluorine;

  4. (d)

    Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE, e.g. Kel-F ®);

  5. (e)

    Fluoro-elastomers (e.g., Viton ®, Tecnoflon ®);

  6. (f)

    Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)

II.A1.004Personal equipment for detecting radiation of nuclear origin, including personal dosimeters, but not including nuclear detection systems defined in item 1A004.c
II.A1.005Electrolytic cells for fluorine production with an output capacity greater than 100 g of fluorine per hour, but not including electrolytic cells defined in item 1B225
II.A1.006Catalysts, other than those prohibited by 1A225, containing platinum, palladium or rhodium, usable for promoting the hydrogen isotope exchange reaction between hydrogen and water for the recovery of tritium from heavy water or for the production of heavy water
II.A1.007

Aluminium and its alloys, other than those specified in 1C002.b.4 or 1C202.a, in crude or semi-fabricated form having either of the following characteristics—

  1. (a)

    Capable of an ultimate tensile strength of 460 MPa or more at 293 K (20°C), or

  2. (b)

    Having a tensile strength of 415 MPa or more at 298 K (25°C)

II.A1.008Magnetic metals, of all types and of whatever form, having an initial relative permeability of 120,000 or more and a thickness between 0.05 and 0.1 mm
II.A1.009

“Fibrous or filamentary materials” or prepregs, as follows—

  1. (a)

    Carbon or aramid “fibrous or filamentary materials” having either of the following characteristics—

    1. (i)

      A “specific modulus” exceeding 10 × 106 m; or

    2. (ii)

      A “specific tensile strength” exceeding 17 × 104 m;

  2. (b)

    Glass “fibrous or filamentary materials” having either of the following characteristics—

    1. (i)

      A “specific modulus” exceeding 3.18 × 106 m; or

    2. (ii)

      A “specific tensile strength” exceeding 76.2 × 103 m;

  3. (c)

    Thermoset resin-impregnated continuous “yarns”, “rovings”, “tows” or “tapes” with a width of 15 mm or less (once prepregs), made from carbon or glass “fibrous or filamentary materials” other than those specified in II.A1.010.a. or b,

but not including fibrous or filamentary materials defined in items 1C010.a, 1C010.b, 1C210.a and 1C210.b

II.A1.010

Resin-impregnated or pitch-impregnated fibres (prepregs), metal or carbon-coated fibres (preforms) or carbon fibre preforms, as follows—

  1. (a)

    Made from “fibrous or filamentary materials” specified in II.A1.009 above;

  2. (b)

    Epoxy resin “matrix” impregnated carbon “fibrous or filamentary materials” (prepregs), specified in 1C010.a, 1C010.b or 1C010.c, for the repair of aircraft structures or laminates, of which the size of individual sheets does not exceed 50 cm × 90 cm;

  3. (c)

    Prepregs specified in 1C010.a, 1C010.b or 1C010.c, when impregnated with phenolic or epoxy resins having a glass transition temperature (Tg) less than 433 K (160°C) and a cure temperature lower than the glass transition temperature,

but not including “fibrous or filamentary materials” defined in item 1C010.e.

Technical note: for the purposes of this item, “carbon fibre preforms” are ordered arrangements of uncoated or coated fibres intended to constitute a framework of a part before the “matrix” is introduced to form a “composite”

II.A1.011Reinforced silicon carbide ceramic composites usable for nose tips, re-entry vehicles, nozzle flaps, usable in “missiles”, other than those specified in 1C107
II.A1.012Maraging steels, other than those specified in 1C116 or 1C216, capable of an ultimate tensile strength of 2 050 MPa or more, at 293 K (20°C), and for these purposes “maraging steel capable of” encompasses maraging steel before or after heat treatment
II.A1.013

Tungsten, tantalum, tungsten carbide, tantalum carbide and alloys, having both of the following characteristics—

  1. (a)

    In forms having a hollow cylindrical or spherical symmetry (including cylinder segments) with an inside diameter between 50 mm and 300 mm; and

  2. (b)

    A mass greater than 5 kg,

but not including tungsten, tungsten carbide and alloys defined in item 1C226

II.A1.014Elemental powders of cobalt, neodymium or samarium or alloys or mixtures thereof containing at least 20% by weight of cobalt, neodymium or samarium, with a particle size less than 200 μm
II.A1.015Pure tributyl phosphate (TBP) CAS No 126-73-8 or any mixture having a TBP content of more than 5% by weight
II.A1.016Maraging steel, other than those prohibited by 1C116, 1C216 or II.A1.012, and for these purposes, “maraging steels” are iron alloys generally characterised by high nickel, very low carbon content and the use of substitutional elements or precipitates to produce strengthening and age-hardening of the alloy
II.A1.017

Metals, metal powders and material as follows—

  1. (a)

    Tungsten and tungsten alloys, other than those prohibited by 1C117, in the form of uniform spherical or atomized particles of 500 μm diameter or less with a tungsten content of 97% by weight or more;

  2. (b)

    Molybdenum and molybdenum alloys, other than those prohibited by 1C117, in the form of uniform spherical or atomized particles of 500 μm diameter or less with a molybdenum content of 97% by weight or more;

  3. (c)

    Tungsten materials in the solid form, other than those prohibited by 1C226, or II.A1.013 having material compositions as follows—

    1. (i)

      Tungsten and alloys containing 97% by weight or more of tungsten;

    2. (ii)

      Copper infiltrated tungsten containing 80% by weight or more of tungsten; or

    3. (iii)

      Silver infiltrated tungsten containing 80% by weight or more of tungsten

II.A1.018

Soft magnetic alloys having a chemical composition as follows—

  1. (a)

    Iron content between 30% and 60%, and

  2. (b)

    Cobalt content between 40% and 60%

II.A1.019

“Fibrous or filamentary materials” or prepregs, not prohibited by this Schedule (under II.A1.009, II.A1.010), or not specified by Annex I of the Dual-Use Regulation, as follows—

  1. (a)

    Carbon “fibrous or filamentary materials”, but not including; fabrics;

  2. (b)

    Thermoset resin-impregnated continuous “yarns”, “rovings”, “tows”, or “tapes”, made from carbon “fibrous or filamentary materials”;

  3. (c)

    Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) continuous “yarns”, “rovings”, “tows” or “tapes”

II.A1.020

Steel alloys in sheet or plate form, having any of the following characteristics—

  1. (a)

    Steel alloys capable of ultimate tensile strength of 1 200 MPa or more, at 293 K (20 °C); or

  2. (b)

    Nitrogen-stabilised duplex stainless steel.

Note: The phrase alloys “capable of” encompasses alloys before or after heat treatment.

Technical Note: “Nitrogen-stabilised duplex stainless steel” has a two-phase microstructure consisting of grains of ferritic and austenitic steel with the addition of nitrogen to stabilise the microstructure

II.A1.021Carbon-Carbon Composite material
II.A1.022Nickel alloys in crude or semi-fabricated form, containing 60% by weight or more nickel
II.A1.023

Titanium alloys in sheet or plate form capable of an ultimate tensile strength of 900 MPa or more at 293 K (20°C).

Note: The phrase ‘alloys capable of’ encompasses alloys before or after heat treatment

II.A1.024

Propellants and constituent chemicals for propellants as follows—

  1. (a)

    Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI)

  2. (b)

    Methyl Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI)

  3. (c)

    Isophorone Diiscocyanate (IPDI)

  4. (d)

    Sodium Perchlorate

  5. (e)

    Xylidine

  6. (f)

    Hydroxy Terminated Polyether (HTPE)

  7. (g)

    Hydroxy Terminated Caprolactone Ether (HTCE)

Technical Note: This item refers to pure substance and any mixture containing at least 50% of one of the chemicals mentioned above

II.A1.025

Lubricating materials containing, as their principal ingredients, any of the following—

  1. (a)

    Perfluoroalkylether, (CAS 60164-51-4);

  2. (b)

    Perfluoropolyalkylether, PFPE, (CAS 6991-67-9).

For these purposes, “Lubricating materials” means oils and fluids

A2 Materials Processing

NumberDescription
II.A2.001

Vibration test systems, equipment and components thereof, other than those specified in 2B116—

  1. (a)

    Vibration test systems employing feedback or closed loop techniques and incorporating a digital controller, capable of vibrating a system at an acceleration equal to or greater than 0.1 g rms between 0.1 Hz and 2 kHz and imparting forces equal to or greater than 50 kN, measured bare table;

  2. (b)

    Digital controllers, combined with specially designed vibration test software, with a real-time bandwidth greater than 5 kHz designed for use with vibration test systems specified in item (a);

  3. (c)

    Vibration thrusters (shaker units), with or without associated amplifiers, capable of imparting a force equal to or greater than 50 kN, measured bare table, and usable in vibration test systems specified in item (a);

  4. (d)

    Test piece support structures and electronic units designed to combine multiple shaker units in a system capable of providing an effective combined force equal to or greater than 50 kN, measured bare table, and usable in vibration systems specified in item (a).

Technical Note: “Bare table” means a flat table, or surface, with no fixture or fittings

II.A2.002

Machine tools and components and numerical controls for machine tools, as follows—

  1. (a)

    Machine tools for grinding having positioning accuracies with “all compensations available” equal to or less (better) than 15 μm according to ISO 230/2 (1988) (1) or national equivalents along any linear axis, but not including machine tools for grinding defined in items 2B201.b and 2B001.c.;

  2. (b)

    Components and numerical controls, specially designed for machine tools specified in 2B001, 2B201, or under item (a)

II.A2.003

Balancing machines and related equipment as follows—

  1. (a)

    Balancing machines, designed or modified for dental or other medical equipment, having all the following characteristics—

    1. (i)

      Not capable of balancing rotors/assemblies having a mass greater than 3 kg;

    2. (ii)

      Capable of balancing rotors/assemblies at speeds greater than 12,500 rpm;

    3. (iii)

      Capable of correcting imbalance in two planes or more; and

    4. (iv)

      Capable of balancing to a residual specific imbalance of 0.2 g × mm per kg of rotor mass;

  2. (b)

    Indicator heads designed or modified for use with machines specified in item (a) above.

Technical Note: Indicator heads are sometimes known as balancing instrumentation

II.A2.004

Remote manipulators that can be used to provide remote actions in radiochemical separation operations or hot cells, other than those specified in 2B225, having either of the following characteristics—

  1. (a)

    A capability of penetrating a hot cell wall of 0.3 m or more (through the wall operation); or

  2. (b)

    A capability of bridging over the top of a hot cell wall with a thickness of 0.3 m or more (over the wall operation)

II.A2.006

Furnaces capable of operation at temperatures above 400°C as follows—

  1. (a)

    Oxidation furnaces;

  2. (b)

    Controlled atmosphere heat treatment furnaces

Note: This item does not cover tunnel kilns with roller or car conveyance, tunnel kilns with conveyor belt, pusher type kilns or shuttle kilns, specially designed for the production of glass, tableware ceramics or structural ceramics

II.A2.007

“Pressure transducers”, other than those defined in 2B230, capable of measuring absolute pressures at any point in the range 0 to 200 kPa and having both of the following characteristics—

  1. (a)

    Pressure sensing elements made of or protected by “Materials resistant to corrosion by uranium hexafluoride (UF6 )”, and

  2. (b)

    Having either of the following characteristics—

    1. (i)

      a full scale of less than 200 kPa and an “accuracy” of better than ± 1% of full scale; or

    2. (ii)

      a full scale of 200 kPa or greater and an “accuracy” of better than 2 kPa

II.A2.008

Liquid-liquid contacting equipment (mixer-settlers, pulsed columns, centrifugal contactors); and liquid distributors, vapour distributors or liquid collectors designed for such equipment, where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are made from stainless steel (see also entry II.A2.014 1).

Note: for stainless steel with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight see entry II.A2.014.a

II.A2.009

Industrial equipment and components, other than those specified in 2B350.d, as follows (see also entry II.A2.015): Heat exchangers or condensers with a heat transfer surface area greater than 0.05 m2, and less than 30 m2; and tubes, plates, coils or blocks (cores) designed for such heat exchangers or condensers, where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the fluid(s) are made from the following materials: 1. Stainless steel

Note 1: for stainless steel with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight see entry II.A2.015a.

Note 2: This item does not cover vehicle radiators.

Technical Note: The materials used for gaskets and seals and other implementation of sealing functions do not determine the status of control of the heat exchanger.

II.A2.010

Multiple-seal, and seal-less pumps, other than those specified in 2B350.i, suitable for corrosive fluids, with manufacturer's specified maximum flow-rate greater than 0.6 m3 /hour, or vacuum pumps with manufacturer's specified maximum flow-rate greater than 5 m3 /hour, measured under standard temperature (273 K or 0°C) and pressure (101.3 kPa) conditions; and casings (pump bodies), preformed casing liners, impellers, rotors or jet pump nozzles designed for such pumps, in which all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are made from the following materials (See also entry II.A2.016)—

  1. 1.

    Stainless steel

Note: for stainless steel with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight see entry II.A2.016a.

Technical Note: The materials used for gaskets and seals and other implementation of sealing functions do not determine the status of control of the pump.

II.A2.011

Centrifugal separators, capable of continuous separation without the propagation of aerosols and manufactured from—

  1. 1.

    Alloys with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;

  2. 2.

    Fluoropolymers;

  3. 3.

    Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coating or glass lining);

  4. 4.

    Nickel or alloys with more than 40% nickel by weight;

  5. 5.

    Tantalum or tantalum alloys;

  6. 6.

    Titanium or titanium alloys; or

  7. 7.

    Zirconium or zirconium alloys

Note: This item does not cover centrifugal separators defined in entry 2B352.

II.A2.012Sintered metal filters made of nickel or nickel alloy with more than 40% nickel by weight. Note: This item does not cover filters defined in item 2B352.d
II.A2.013

Spin-forming machines and flow-forming machines, other than those controlled by 2B009, 2B109 or 2B209, having a roller force of more than 60 kN and specially designed components therefor

Technical note: For the purpose of II.A2.013, machines combining the functions of spin-forming and flow-forming are regarded as flow-forming machines

II.A2.014

Liquid-liquid contacting equipment (mixer-settlers, pulsed columns, centrifugal contactors); and liquid distributors, vapour distributors or liquid collectors designed for such equipment where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are any of the following (see also II.A2.008)—

  1. (a)

    made from any of the following materials—

    1. 1.

      Alloys with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;

    2. 2.

      Fluoropolymers;

    3. 3.

      Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coating or glass lining);

    4. 4.

      Graphite or carbon graphite;

    5. 5.

      Nickel or alloys with more than 40% nickel by weight;

    6. 6.

      Tantalum or tantalum alloys;

    7. 7.

      Titanium or titanium alloys; or

    8. 8.

      Zirconium or zirconium alloys; or

  2. (b)

    made from both stainless steel and one or more of the materials specified in II.A2.014.a.

Technical Note: “Carbon graphite” is a composition consisting of amorphous carbon and graphite, in which the graphite content is 8% or more by weight

II.A2.015

Industrial equipment and components, other than those specified in 2B350.d, as follows (see also II.A2.009): Heat exchangers or condensers with a heat transfer surface area greater than 0.05 m2, and less than 30 m2; and tubes, plates, coils or blocks (cores) designed for such heat exchangers or condensers, where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the fluid(s) are any of the following—

  1. (a)

    Made from any of the following materials—

    1. 1.

      Alloys with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;

    2. 2.

      Fluoropolymers;

    3. 3.

      Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coating or glass lining);

    4. 4.

      Graphite or carbon graphite;

    5. 5.

      Nickel or alloys with more than 40% nickel by weight;

    6. 6.

      Tantalum or tantalum alloys;

    7. 7.

      Titanium or titanium alloys;

    8. 8.

      Zirconium or zirconium alloys;

    9. 9.

      Silicon carbide; or

    10. 10.

      Titanium carbide; or

  2. (b)

    Made from both stainless steel and one or more of the materials specified in II.A2.015.a.

Note: This item does not cover vehicle radiators. Technical Note: The materials used for gaskets and seals and other implementation of sealing functions do not determine the status of control of the heat exchanger.

“Carbon graphite” has the same meaning as in item II.A2.014.

II.A2.016

Multiple-seal, and seal-less pumps, other than those specified in 2B350.i, suitable for corrosive fluids, with manufacturer's specified maximum flow-rate greater than 0.6 m3/hour, or vacuum pumps with manufacturer's specified maximum flow-rate greater than 5 m3/hour (measured under standard temperature (273 K or 0°C) and pressure (101.3 kPa) conditions); and casings (pump bodies), preformed casing liners, impellers, rotors or jet pump nozzles designed for such pumps, in which all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are any of the following (see also II.A2.010)—

  1. (a)

    made from any of the following materials—

    1. 1.

      Alloys with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;

    2. 2.

      Ceramics;

    3. 3.

      Ferrosilicon;

    4. 4.

      Fluoropolymers;

    5. 5.

      Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining);

    6. 6.

      Graphite or carbon graphite;

    7. 7.

      Nickel or alloys with more than 40% nickel by weight;

    8. 8.

      Tantalum or tantalum alloys;

    9. 9.

      Titanium or titanium alloys;

    10. 10.

      Zirconium or zirconium alloys;

    11. 11.

      Niobium (columbium) or niobium alloys; or

    12. 12.

      Aluminium alloys; or

  2. (b)

    made from both stainless steel and one or more of the materials specified in II.A2.016.a

Technical Note: The materials used for gaskets and seals and other implementation of sealing functions do not determine the status of control of the pump.

“Carbon graphite” has the same meaning as in item II.A2.014.

II.A2.017

Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM) tools for removing or cutting metals, ceramics or “composites”, as follows, and specially designed ram, sinker or wire electrodes therefor—

  1. (a)

    ram or sinker electrode Electrical Discharge Machines;

  2. (b)

    wire electrode Electrical Discharge Machines

Note: Electrical Discharge Machines are also known as Spark Erosion Machines or Wire Erosion Machines.

II.A2.018Computer controlled or “numerically controlled” co-ordinate measuring machines (CMM), or dimensional inspection machines, having a three dimensional (volumetric) maximum permissible error of indication (MPP E) at any point in the operating range of the machine (i.e. within the length axes) equal to or less (better) than (3 + L/1,000) μm (L is the measured length in mm), tested according to ISO 10360-2 (2001), and measurement probes designed therefor
II.A2.019Computer controlled or “numerically controlled” Electron Beam Welding Machines, and specially designed components therefor
II.A2.020Computer controlled or “numerically controlled” Laser Welding and Laser Cutting Machines, and specially designed components therefor
II.A2.021Computer controlled or “numerically controlled” Plasma Cutting Machines, and specially designed components therefor
II.A3.022Vibration Monitoring Equipment specially designed for rotors or rotating equipment and machinery, capable of measuring any frequency in the range 600-2,000 Hz
II.A2.023Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps, and specially designed components therefor
II.A2.024

Rotary Vane Vacuum Pumps, and specially designed components therefor

Note 1: II.A2.024 does not control rotary vane vacuum pumps that are specially designed for specific other equipment.

Note 2: The control status of rotary vane vacuum pumps that are specially designed for specific other equipment is determined by the control status of the other equipment.

II.A2.025

Air filters, as follows, having one or more physical size dimension exceeding 1,000 mm—

  1. (a)

    High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters;

  2. (b)

    Ultra-Low Penetration Air (ULPA) filters

Note: II.A2.025 does not control air filters specially designed for medical equipment.

A3 Electronics

NumberDescription
II.A3.001

High voltage direct current power supplies having both of the following characteristics—

  1. (a)

    Capable of continuously producing, over a time period of eight hours, 10 kV or more, with output power of 5 kW or more with or without sweeping; and

  2. (b)

    Current or voltage stability better than 0.1% over a time period of four hours

Note: This item does not cover power supplies defined in items 0B001.j.5 and 3A227

II.A3.002

Mass spectrometers, other than those specified in 3A233 or 0B002.g, capable of measuring ions of 200 atomic mass units or more and having a resolution of better than 2 parts in 200, as follows, and ion sources thereof—

  1. (a)

    Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers (ICP/MS);

  2. (b)

    Glow discharge mass spectrometers (GDMS);

  3. (c)

    Thermal ionisation mass spectrometers (TIMS);

  4. (d)

    Electron bombardment mass spectrometers which have a source chamber constructed from, lined with or plated with “materials resistant to corrosion by uranium hexafluoride UF6”;

  5. (e)

    Molecular beam mass spectrometers having either of the following characteristics—

    1. 1.

      A source chamber constructed from, lined with or plated with stainless steel or molybdenum and equipped with a cold trap capable of cooling to 193 K (– 80 °C) or less; or

    2. 2.

      A source chamber constructed from, lined with or plated with “materials resistant to corrosion by uranium hexafluoride (UF6)”;

  6. (e)

    mass spectrometers equipped with a microfluorination ion source designed for actinides or actinide fluorides

II.A3.003Spectrometers and diffractometers, designed for the indicative test or quantitative analysis of the elemental composition of metals or alloys without chemical decomposition of the material
II.A3.004

Frequency changers or generators, and Variable Speed electrical drives, other than those prohibited by 0B001 or 3A225, having all of the following characteristics, and specially designed components and software therefor—

  1. (a)

    Multiphase output capable of providing a power of 10 W or greater;

  2. (b)

    Capable of operating at a frequency of 600 Hz or more; and

  3. (c)

    Frequency control better (less) than 0.2%

Technical Note: Frequency changers are also known as converters or inverters.

Notes:

  1. 1.

    Item II.A3.004 does not control frequency changers that include communication protocols or interfaces designed for specific industrial machinery (such as machine tools, spinning machines, printed circuit board machines) so that the frequency changers cannot be used for other purposes while meeting the performance characteristics above.

  2. 2.

    Item II.A3.004 does not control frequency changers specially designed for vehicles and which operate with a control sequence that is mutually communicated between the frequency changer and the vehicle control unit

A6. Sensors and Lasers

NumberDescription
II.A6.001Yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) rods
II.A6.002Optical equipment and components, other than those specified in 6A002, 6A004.b as follows: Infrared optics in the wavelength range 9,000 nm – 17,000 nm and components thereof, including cadmium telluride (CdTe) components
II.A6.003

Wave front corrector systems for use with a laser beam having a diameter exceeding 4 mm, and specially designed components thereof, including control systems, phase front sensors and deformable mirrors including bimorph mirrors

Note: This item does not cover mirrors defined in 6A004.a, 6A005.e and 6A005.f.

Technical note: “deformable mirrors” are mirrors having any of the following—

  1. (a)

    a single continuous optical reflecting surface which is dynamically deformed by the application of individual torques or forces to compensate for distortions in the optical waveform incident upon the mirror; or

  2. (b)

    multiple optical reflecting elements that can be individually and dynamically repositioned by the application of torques or forces to compensate for distortions in the optical waveform incident upon the mirror.

Deformable mirrors are also known as adaptive optic mirrors.

II.A6.004

Argon ion “lasers” having an average output power equal to or greater than 5 W

Note: This item does not cover argon ion “lasers” defined in items 0B001.g.5, 6A005 and 6A205.a.

II.A6.005

Semiconductor “lasers” and components thereof, as follows—

  1. (a)

    Individual semiconductor “lasers” with an output power greater than 200 mW each, in quantities larger than 100;

  2. (b)

    Semiconductor “laser” arrays having an output power greater than 20 W

Notes:

(1) Semi-conductor “lasers” are commonly called “laser” diodes.

(2) This item does not cover “lasers” defined in items 0B001.g.5, 0B001.h.6 and 6A005.b.

(3) This item does not cover “laser” diodes with a wavelength in the range 1,200 nm – 2,000 nm.

II.A6.006

Tunable semiconductor “lasers” and tunable semiconductor “laser” arrays, of a wavelength between 9 μm and 17 μm, as well as array stacks of semiconductor “lasers” containing at least one tunable semiconductor “laser” array of such wavelength

Notes:

  1. 1.

    Semiconductor “lasers” are commonly called “laser” diodes.

  2. 2.

    This item does not cover semiconductor “lasers” defined in items 0B001.h.6 and 6A005.b

II.A6.007

Solid state “tunable” “lasers” and specially designed components thereof as follows—

  1. (a)

    Titanium-sapphire lasers;

  2. (b)

    Alexandrite lasers.

Note: This item does not cover titanium-sapphire and alexandrite lasers defined in items 0B001.g.5, 0B001.h.6 and 6A005.c.1

II.A6.008

Neodymium-doped (other than glass) “lasers”, having an output wavelength greater than 1,000 nm but not exceeding 1,100 nm and output energy exceeding 10 J per pulse.

Note: This item does not cover neodymium-doped (other than glass) “lasers” defined in item 6A005.c.2.b

II.A6.009

Components of acousto-optics, as follows—

  1. (a)

    Framing tubes and solid-state imaging devices having a recurrence frequency equal to or exceeding 1 kHz;

  2. (b)

    Recurrence frequency supplies;

  3. (c)

    Pockels cells

II.A6.010

Radiation-hardened cameras, or lenses thereof, other than those specified in 6A203.c., specially designed, or rated as radiation-hardened, to withstand a total radiation dose greater than 50 × 103 Gy (silicon) (5 × 106 rad (silicon)) without operational degradation.

Technical Note: The term “Gy (silicon)” refers to the energy in Joules per kilogram absorbed by an unshielded silicon sample when exposed to ionising radiation

II.A6.011

Tunable pulsed dye laser amplifiers and oscillators, having all of the following characteristics—

  1. 1.

    Operating at wavelengths between 300 nm and 800 nm;

  2. 2.

    An average output power greater than 10 W but not exceeding 30 W;

  3. 3.

    A repetition rate greater than 1 kHz; and

  4. 4.

    Pulse width less than 100 ns

Notes:

(1) This item does not cover single mode oscillators.

(2) This item does not cover tunable pulsed dye laser amplifiers and oscillators defined in item 6A205.c, 0B001.g.5 and 6A005

II.A6.012

Pulsed carbon dioxide “lasers” having all of the following characteristics—

  1. 1.

    Operating at wavelengths between 9,000 nm and 11,000 nm;

  2. 2.

    A repetition rate greater than 250 Hz;

  3. 3.

    An average output power greater than 100 W but not exceeding 500 W; and

  4. 4.

    Pulse width less than 200 ns

Note: This item does not cover pulsed carbon dioxide laser amplifiers and oscillators defined in items 6A205.d., 0B001.h.6. and 6A005.d.

II.A6.013

Copper vapour “lasers” having both of the following characteristics—

  1. 1.

    Operating at wavelengths between 500 and 600 nm; and

  2. 2.

    An average output power equal to or greater than 15 W

II.A6.014

Pulsed carbon monoxide “lasers” having all of the following characteristics—

  1. 1.

    Operating at wavelengths between 5,000 and 6,000 nm;

  2. 2.

    A repetition rate greater than 250 Hz;

  3. 3.

    An average output power greater than 100 W; and

  4. 4.

    Pulse width of less than 200 ns.

Note: This item does not control the higher power (typically 1 to 5 kW) industrial carbon monoxide “lasers” used in applications such as cutting and welding, as these latter “lasers” are either continuous wave or are pulsed with a pulse width greater than 200 ns

II.A6.015

Vacuum pressure gauges, being electrically powered and having measurement accuracy of 5% or less (better).

‘Vacuum pressure gauges’ include Pirani Gauges, Penning Gauges and Capacitance Manometers

II.A6.016

Microscopes and related equipment and detectors, as follows—

  1. (a)

    Scanning Electron Microscopes;

  2. (b)

    Scanning Auger Microscopes;

  3. (c)

    Transmission Electron Microscopes;

  4. (d)

    Atomic Force Microscopes;

  5. (e)

    Scanning Force Microscopes;

  6. (f)

    Equipment and detectors, specially designed for use with the microscopes specified in items (a) to (e) above, employing any of the following materials analysis techniques—

    1. 1.

      X-ray Photo Spectroscopy (XPS);

    2. 2.

      Energy-dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX, EDS); or

    3. 3.

      Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA)

A7 Navigation and Avionics

NumberDescription
II.A7.001

Inertial navigation systems and specially designed components thereof, as follows—

  1. I.

    Inertial navigation systems which are certified for use on “civil aircraft” by civil authorities of a State participating in the Wassenaar Arrangement, and specially designed components thereof, as follows—

    1. (a)

      Inertial navigation systems (INS) (gimballed or strapdown) and inertial equipment designed for “aircraft”, land vehicle, vessels (surface or underwater) or “spacecraft” for attitude, guidance or control, having any of the following characteristics, and specially designed components thereof—

      1. 1.

        Navigation error (free inertial) subsequent to normal alignment of 0.8 nautical mile per hour (nm/hr) Circular Error Probable (‘CEP’) or less (better); or

      2. 2.

        Specified to function at linear acceleration levels exceeding 10 g;

    2. (b)

      Hybrid Inertial Navigation Systems embedded with Global Navigation Satellite Systems(s) (GNSS) or with “Data-Based Referenced Navigation” (“DBRN”) System(s) for attitude, guidance or control, subsequent to normal alignment, having an INS navigation position accuracy, after loss of GNSS or “DBRN” for a period of up to four minutes, of less (better) than 10 metres CEP;

    3. (c)

      Inertial Equipment for Azimuth, Heading, or North Pointing having any of the following characteristics, and specially designed components thereof—

      1. 1.

        Designed to have an Azimuth, Heading, or North Pointing accuracy equal to, or less (better) than 6 arc/ minutes RMS at 45 degrees latitude; or

      2. 2.

        Designed to have a non-operating shock level of at least 900 g at a duration of at least 1 msec.

Note: The parameters of I(a) and I(b) are applicable with any of the following environmental conditions—

  1. 1

    Input random vibration with an overall magnitude of 7.7 g rms in the first half hour and a total test duration of one and a half hours per axis in each of the three perpendicular axes, when the random vibration meets both the following conditions—

    1. (1)

      A constant power spectral density (PSD) value of 0.04 g2 /Hz over a frequency interval of 15 to 1,000 Hz; and

    2. (2)

      The PSD attenuates with a frequency from 0.04g2 /Hz to 0.01g2 /Hz over a frequency interval from 1,000 to 2,000 Hz;

  2. 2

    A roll and yaw rate equal to or greater than + 2.62 radian/s (150 deg/s); or

  3. 3

    According to national standards equivalent to 1 or 2 above.

Technical Notes

  1. 1.

    I.(b). refers to systems in which an INS and other independent navigation aids are built into a single unit (embedded) in order to achieve improved performance.

  2. 2.

    “Circular Error Probable” (“CEP”): In a circular normal distribution, the radius of the circle containing 50 percent of the individual measurements being made, or the radius of the circle within which there is a 50 percent probability of being located.

II. Theodolite systems incorporating inertial equipment specially designed for civil surveying purposes and designed to have an Azimuth, Heading, or North Pointing accuracy equal to, or less (better) than 6 arc minutes RMS at 45 degrees latitude, and specially designed components thereof.

III. Inertial or other equipment using accelerometers specified in 7A001 or 7A101, where such accelerometers are specially designed and developed as MWD (Measurement While Drilling) sensors for use in downhole well services operations

II.A7.002Accelerometers containing piezoelectric ceramic transducer element, having a sensitivity of 1,000 mV/g or better (higher)

A9 Aerospace and Propulsion

NumberDescription
II.A9.001Explosive bolts
II.A9.002

Load Cells capable of measuring rocket motor thrust having a capacity exceeding 30 kN.

Technical Note: ‘Load Cells’ means devices and transducers for the measurement of force in both tension and in compression.

Note: II.A9.002 does not include equipment, devices or transducers, specially designed for the measurement of the weight of vehicles, e.g. weigh bridges

II.A9.003

Electrical power generation gas turbines, components and related equipment as follows—

  1. (a)

    Gas Turbines specially designed for electrical power generation, having an output exceeding 200 MW;

  2. (b)

    Vanes, Stators, Combustion Chambers and Fuel Injection Nozzles, specially designed for electrical power generation gas turbines specified in item (a);

  3. (c)

    Equipment specially designed for the development and production of electrical power generation gas turbines specified in item (a)

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Schs. 1A-1I inserted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 13