Export Controlled Items
Overview of types of export controlled item and their listings, including the US Munitions List (USML), the Commerce Control List (CCL) and controlled pathogen/toxin and chemical lists.
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Munitions and Dual-Use Items
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)
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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, 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)
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Category 0
Nuclear Materials, Facilities and 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
Pathogens and Toxins
Department of Commerce dual-use export control-listed pathogens and toxins are listed below. These pathogens and toxins are found on the Commerce Control List (CCL) in Category 1 at ECCNs 1C351 through 1C360. Please note that export controls also apply to genetic elements and genetically modified organisms that contain DNA associated with the pathogenicity of these biological materials. Severe civil and/or criminal penalties apply to international shipments without an export license of ANY export controlled pathogen or genetic material containing the controlled DNA.
You will need to contact Stanford's Export Control Officer if your research requires an export controlled pathogen or genetic material containing the controlled DNA to be sent outside of the US so that an export license application can be prepared. Export licenses take 4-6 weeks for approval, so please plan in advance.
Also note that the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) controls certain military-related toxins and pathogens at Category XIV of the US Munitions List (USML). The ITAR treats as a defense article any "biological agent or biologically derived substance specifically developed or modified to increase its capability to produce casualties in humans or livestock or to degrade equipment or damage crops." These ITAR export control-listed biological materials will also require an export license. Furthermore, foreign nationals may not access ITAR-controlled biological materials or their disclosure-restricted technologies in the US without government approval.
In the unlikely event that you need access to a disclosure-restricted ITAR controlled biological material or its technology at Stanford, you must first contact Steve Eisner as required by the RPH Chapter: Export Control before receipt.
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Andes virus Toxins |
| B |
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Bacillus anthracis Bartonella quintana Blue Tongue Virus Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy agent Brucella abortus Brucella melitensis Brucella suis Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) mallei Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) pseudomallei Toxins Botulinum toxins |
| C |
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Camel Pox virus Chikungunya virus |
| D |
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Dengue fever virus Toxins |
| E |
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Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Ebola Virus Equine Morbillivirus (Hendra Virus / Nipah Virus) Escherichia coli, enterohemorrhagic (verotoxin producing serotypes) |
| F |
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Flexal Virus |
| G |
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Goat Pox Virus |
| H |
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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Viruses Toxins HT-2 toxin |
| I |
| none listed |
| J |
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Japanese Encephalitis Virus Junin virus |
| K |
| none listed |
| L |
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Laguna Negra Virus Lumpy Skin Disease virus |
| M |
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Machupo Virus Magnaporthe grisea |
| N |
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Newcastle Disease Virus Nipah Virus |
| O |
| Oropouche Virus |
| P |
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Peronosclerospora philippinensis Peste des Petitis Ruminants virus Porcine Herpes virus Powassan virus Potato Andean Latent Tymovirus Potato spindle tuber viroid Puccinia graminis Puccinia striiformis |
| Q |
| none listed |
| R |
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Ralstonia solanacearum (Races 2 and 3) Rickettsia prowazekii Rickettsia rickettsii Rift Valley fever virus Rinderpest Virus Rocio Virus Toxins Ricin |
| S |
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Salmonella typhi Toxins |
| T |
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Teschen Disease virus Tick-borne encephalitis complex viruses Toxins T-2 toxin Tetrodotoxin |
| U |
| none listed |
| V |
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Variola major virus Variola minor virus (Alastrim) Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis virus Vesicular stomatitis virus Vibrio cholerae, serovar 01 Toxins Verotoxin Viscumin Volkensin toxin |
| W, X, Y, Z |
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White Pox virus Western Equine Encephalitis virus Yellow fever virus Yersinia pestis |
Chemicals, Chemical Agent Precursors, Propellants, Explosives, and Energetic Materials
The ITAR controls certain military-related chemicals, chemical agent precursors, propellants, explosives and energetic materials at Category V and Category XIV of the US Munitions List (USML). 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. For your convenience, we've created this reference list.
