PART 738—COMMERCE CONTROL LIST OVERVIEW AND THE COUNTRY CHART Authority: 50 U.S.C. 4801-4852; 50 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.; et seq.; et seq.; et seq.; § 738.1 Introduction. (a) Commerce Control List scope. (2) The CCL is contained in supplement no. 1 to part 774 of the EAR. Supplement no. 2 to part 774 of the EAR contains the General Technology and Software Notes relevant to entries contained in the CCL. (3) Items that warrant control for export or reexport but currently are not permanently classified on the CCL. (b) Commerce Country Chart scope. [61 FR 12756, Mar. 25, 1996, as amended at 77 FR 22198, Apr. 13, 2012; 85 FR 23462, Apr. 28, 2020] § 738.2 Commerce Control List (CCL) structure. (a) Categories. 0—Nuclear Materials, Facilities and Equipment and Miscellaneous 1—Materials, Chemicals, “Microorganisms,” and Toxins 2—Materials Processing 3—Electronics 4—Computers 5—Telecommunications and Information Security 6—Lasers and Sensors 7—Navigation and Avionics 8—Marine 9—Aerospace and Propulsion (b) Groups. A—Equipment, Assemblies and Components B—Test, Inspection and Production Equipment C—Materials D—Software E—Technology (c) Order of review. (d) Entries Composition of an entry. e.g., e.g., e.g., Table 1 to Paragraph ( d Last 3 digits of an ECCN Reason for control 000-099 National Security (NS). 100-199 Missile Technology (MT). 200-299 Nuclear Nonproliferation (NP). 300-399 Chemical and Biological (CB). 500-599 Firearms, “Spacecraft,” and related commodities controlled for NS and other reasons. 600-699 Wassenaar Arrangement Munitions List (WAML) or former U.S. Munitions List (USML) controlled for NS and other reasons. 900-979 Plurilateral NS and Regional Stability (RS) and other reasons. 980-989 Crime Control (CC), Short Supply (SS). 990-999 Anti-terrorism (AT), RS, United Nations Sanctions (UN). (i) Reasons for Control are not mutually exclusive and numbers are assigned in order of precedence. As an example, if an item is controlled for both National Security and Missile Technology reasons, the entry's third alphanumeric character will be a “0”. If the item is controlled only for Missile Technology the third alphanumeric character will be “1”. (ii) The numbers in either the second or third digit ( e.g., e.g., e.g., (iii) The last digit within each entry ( e.g., (iv) Last two characters in a “600 series” ECCN. The last two characters of each “600 series” ECCN generally track the Wassenaar Arrangement Munitions List (WAML) categories for the types of items at issue. The WAML ML21 (“software”) and ML22 (“technology”) are, however, included in D (“software”) and E (“technology”) CCL product groups to remain consistent with the structure of the CCL. (2) Reading an ECCN. (i) Heading. (ii) License Requirements. (A) The “Controls” header identifies all applicable Reasons for Control, in order of restrictiveness, and to what extent each applies (e.g., to the entire entry or only to certain subparagraphs). Those requiring licenses for a larger number of countries and/or items are listed first. As you read down the list the number of countries and/or items requiring a license declines. Since Reasons for Control are not mutually exclusive, items controlled within a particular ECCN may be controlled for more than one reason. The following is a list of all possible Reasons for Control: AT Anti-Terrorism CB Chemical & Biological Weapons CC Crime Control CW Chemical Weapons Convention EI Encryption Items FC Firearms Convention MT Missile Technology NS National Security NP Nuclear Nonproliferation RS Regional Stability SS Short Supply UN United Nations Embargo SI Significant Items SL Surreptitious Listening (B) The “Country Chart” header identifies, for each applicable Reason for Control, a column name and number (e.g., CB Column 1). These column identifiers are used to direct you from the CCL to the appropriate column identifying the countries requiring a license. Consult part 742 of the EAR for an indepth discussion of the licensing requirements and policies applicable to each Country Chart column. (iii) License Exceptions. (iv) List of Items Controlled Related definitions. (B) Related controls. (C) Items. 1 2 3 ( 1 ( 2 ( 3 [61 FR 112756, Mar. 25, 1996, as amended at 61 FR 68579, Dec. 30, 1996; 62 FR 25456, May 9, 1997; 64 FR 17970, Apr. 13, 1999; 27141, May 18, 1999; 70 FR 54628, Sept. 16, 2005; 71 FR 20883, Apr. 24, 2006; 71 FR 67035, Nov. 20, 2006; 72 FR 43531, Aug. 6, 2007; 76 FR 35286, June 16, 2011; 78 FR 22708, Apr. 16, 2013; 78 FR 61900, Oct. 4, 2013; 79 FR 77866, Dec. 29, 2014; 81 FR 85144, Nov. 25, 2016; 82 FR 61156, Dec. 27, 2017; 89 FR 72936, Sept. 6, 2024] § 738.3 Commerce Country Chart structure. (a) Scope. (1) ECCNs 0A983, 5A001.f.1, 5A980, 5D001 (for 5A001.f.1, or for 5E001.a (for 5A001.f.1 or for 5D001.a (for 5A001.f.1))), 5D980, 5E001.a (for 5A001.f.1, or for 5D001.a (for 5A001.f.1)) and 5E980. A license is required for all destinations for items controlled under these entries. For items controlled by 0A983, 5E001.a (for 5A001.f.1, or for 5D001.a (for 5A001.f.1)) and 5E980, no license exceptions apply. For items controlled by 5A001.f.1, 5A980, 5D001 (for 5A001.f.1 or for 5E001.a (for 5A001.f.1, or for 5D001.a (for 5A001.f.1))) and 5D980, License Exception GOV may apply if your item is consigned to and for the official use of an agency of the U.S. Government (see § 740.2(a)(3)). If your item is controlled by 0A983, 5A001.f.1, 5A980, 5D001 (for 5A001.f.1 or for 5E001.a (for 5A001.f.1, or for 5D001.a (for 5A001.f.1))), 5D980, 5E001.a (for 5A001.f.1, or for 5D001.a (for 5A001.f.1)) or 5E980 you should proceed directly to part 748 of the EAR for license application instructions and § 742.11 or § 742.13 of the EAR for information on the licensing policy relevant to these types of applications. (2) [Reserved] (b) Countries. (c) Columns. (d) Cells. [61 FR 12756, Mar. 25, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 42228, Aug. 7, 1998; 65 FR 55178, Sept. 13, 2000; 70 FR 8249, Feb. 18, 2005; 71 FR 67035, Nov. 20, 2006; 76 FR 54930, Sept. 6, 2011; 76 FR 70339, Nov. 14, 2011; 77 FR 39367, July 2, 2012; 78 FR 37382, June 20, 2013] § 738.4 Determining whether a license is required. (a) Using the CCL and the Country Chart Overview. (2) License decision making process. (i) Examine the appropriate ECCN in the CCL. (A) If yes, identify the single Reason for Control and the relevant Country Chart column identifier (e.g., CB Column 1). (B) If no, identify the Country Chart column identifier for each applicable Reason for Control (e.g., NS Column 1, NP Column 1, etc.). (ii) Review the Country Chart. (A) If yes, a license application must be submitted based on the particular reason for control and destination, unless a License Exception applies. If “Yes” is noted next to any of the listed License Exceptions, you should consult part 740 of the EAR to determine whether you can use any of the available ECCN-driven License Exceptions to effect your shipment, rather than applying for a license. Each affirmative license requirement must be overcome by a License Exception. If you are unable to qualify for a License Exception based on each license requirement noted on the Country Chart, you must apply for a license. Note that other License Exceptions, not related to the CCL, may also apply to your transaction (See part 740 of the EAR). (B) If no, a license is not required based on the particular Reason for Control and destination. Provided that General Prohibitions Four through Ten do not apply to your proposed transaction and the License Requirement section does not refer you to any other part of the EAR to determine license requirements. For example, any applicable encryption classification requirements described in § 740.17(b) of the EAR must be met for certain mass market encryption items to affect your shipment using the symbol “NLR.” Proceed to parts 758 and 762 of the EAR for information on export clearance procedures and recordkeeping requirements. Note that although you may stop after determining a license is required based on the first Reason for Control, it is best to work through each applicable Reason for Control. A full analysis of every possible licensing requirement based on each applicable Reason for Control is required to determine the most advantageous License Exception available for your particular transaction and, if a license is required, ascertain the scope of review conducted by BIS on your license application. (b) Sample analysis using the CCL and Country Chart Scope. (2) Sample CCL entry. 2A000: Entry heading. License Requirements Reason for Control: Control(s) Country chart (see Supp. No. 1 to part 738) NS applies to entire entry NS Column 2. NP applies to 2A000.b entire entry NP Column 1. AT applies to entire entry AT Column 1. List Based License Exceptions (See Part 740 for a Description of all License Exceptions) LVS: GBS: List of Items Controlled Related Definition: Related Controls: Items: a. Having x. b. Having z. (3) Sample analysis. [61 FR 12756, Mar. 25, 1996, as amended at 67 FR 38861, June 6, 2002; 70 FR 54628, Sept. 16, 2005; 73 FR 57503, Oct. 3, 2008; 74 FR 52883, Oct. 15, 2009; 75 FR 36490, June 25, 2010; 78 FR 61901, Oct. 4, 2013; 79 FR 32623, June 5, 2014; 81 FR 64668, Sept. 20, 2016; 83 FR 38020, Aug. 3, 2018; 86 FR 54811, Oct. 5, 2021] Supplement No. 1 to Part 738—Commerce Country Chart [Reason for control] Countries Chemical and Nuclear National Missile tech Regional Firearms Crime Anti- CB 1 CB 2 CB 3 NP 1 NP 2 NS 1 NS 2 MT 1 RS 1 RS 2 FC 1 CC 1 CC 2 CC 3 AT 1 AT 2 Afghanistan X X X X X X X X X X X Albania 2 3 X X X X X X X X Algeria X X X X X X X X X X Andorra X X X X X X X X X X Angola X X X X X X X X X X Antigua and Barbuda X X X X X X X X X X X Argentina X X X X X X X Armenia X X X X X X X X X X X Aruba X X X X X X X X X X Australia 10 X Austria 3 4 X X X X Azerbaijan X X X X X X X X X X X Bahamas, The X X X X X X X X X X X Bahrain X X X X X X X X X X X Bangladesh X X X X X X X X X X Barbados X X X X X X X X X X X Belarus 6 X X X X X X X X X X X X Belgium 3 X X X X Belize X X X X X X X X X X X Benin X X X X X X X X X X Bhutan X X X X X X X X X X Bolivia X X X X X X X X X X X Bosnia and Herzegovina X X X X X X X X X X Botswana X X X X X X X X X X Brazil X X X X X X X X X X Brunei X X X X X X X X X X Bulgaria 3 X X X X Burkina Faso X X X X X X X X X X Burma X X X X X X X X X X X Burundi X X X X X X X X X X Cambodia X X X X X X X X X X Cameroon X X X X X X X X X X Canada X X Cape Verde X X X X X X X X X X Central African Republic X X X X X X X X X X Chad X X X X X X X X X X Chile X X X X X X X X X X X China X X X X X X X X X X X X Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X Comoros X X X X X X X X X X Congo (Democratic Republic of the) 1 X X X X X X X X X X Congo (Republic of the) X X X X X X X X X X Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X Cote d'Ivoire X X X X X X X X X X Croatia 3 X X X X Cuba See part 746 of the EAR to determine whether a license is required in order to export or reexport to this destination. Curaçao X X X X X X X X X X Cyprus 2 3 4 X X X X X X X X Czech Republic 3 X X X X Denmark 3 X X X X Djibouti X X X X X X X X X X Dominica X X X X X X X X X X X Dominican Republic X X X X X X X X X X X Ecuador X X X X X X X X X X X Egypt X X X X X X X X X X X El Salvador X X X X X X X X X X X Equatorial Guinea X X X X X X X X X X Eritrea 1 X X X X X X X X X X Estonia 3 X X X X Eswatini X X X X X X X X X X Ethiopia X X X X X X X X X X Fiji X X X X X X X X X X X Finland 3 4 X X X X France 3 X X X X Gabon X X X X X X X X X X Gambia, The X X X X X X X X X X Georgia X X X X X X X X X X X Germany 3 X X X X Ghana X X X X X X X X X X Greece 3 X X X X Grenada X X X X X X X X X X X Guatemala X X X X X X X X X X X Guinea X X X X X X X X X X Guinea-Bissau X X X X X X X X X X Guyana X X X X X X X X X X X Haiti X X X X X X X X X X X Honduras X X X X X X X X X X X Hungary 3 X X X X Iceland 3 X X X X India 7 X X X X X Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X Iran 1 See part 746 of the EAR to determine whether a license is required in order to export or reexport to this destination. Iraq 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X Ireland 3 4 X X X X Israel X X X X X X X X X X X X Italy 3 X X X X Jamaica X X X X X X X X X X X Japan 3 X X X X Jordan X X X X X X X X X X X Kazakhstan X X X X X X X X X X Kenya X X X X X X X X X X Kiribati X X X X X X X X X X Korea, North 1 See Sections 742.19 and 746.4 of the EAR to determine whether a license is required in order to export or reexport to this destination. Korea, South 3 4 X X X X Kosovo X X X X X X X X X X X Kuwait X X X X X X X X X X X Kyrgyzstan X X X X X X X X X X X Laos X X X X X X X X X X Latvia 3 X X X X Lebanon 1 X X X X X X X X X X X Lesotho X X X X X X X X X X Liberia X X X X X X X X X X Libya 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X Liechtenstein 5 X X X X Lithuania 3 X X X X Luxembourg 3 X X X X Macau X X X X X X X X X X X X Madagascar X X X X X X X X X X Malawi X X X X X X X X X X Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X Maldives X X X X X X X X X X Mali X X X X X X X X X X Malta 2 3 4 X X X X X X X X Marshall Islands X X X X X X X X X X Mauritania X X X X X X X X X X Mauritius X X X X X X X X X X Mexico X X X X X X X Micronesia (Federated State of) X X X X X X X X X X Moldova X X X X X X X X X X X Monaco X X X X X X X X X X Mongolia X X X X X X X X X X X Montenegro X X X X X X X X X X X Morocco X X X X X X X X X X Mozambique X X X X X X X X X X Namibia X X X X X X X X X X Nauru X X X X X X X X X X Nepal X X X X X X X X X X Netherlands 3 X X X X New Zealand 3 X X X X Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X Niger X X X X X X X X X X Nigeria X X X X X X X X X X North Macedonia X X X X X X X X X X Norway 3 X X X X Oman X X X X X X X X X X X Pakistan 8 X X X X X X X X X X X X Palau X X X X X X X X X X Panama X X X X X X X X X X X Papua New Guinea X X X X X X X X X X Paraguay X X X X X X X X X X X Peru X X X X X X X X X X X Philippines X X X X X X X X X X Poland 3 X X X X Portugal 3 X X X X Qatar X X X X X X X X X X X Romania 3 X X X X Russia 6 X X X X X X X X X X X X Rwanda X X X X X X X X X X X St. Kitts and Nevis X X X X X X X X X X X St. Lucia X X X X X X X X X X X St. Vincent and the Grenadines X X X X X X X X X X X Samoa X X X X X X X X X X San Marino X X X X X X X X X X Sao Tome and Principe X X X X X X X X X X Saudi Arabia X X X X X X X X X X X Senegal X X X X X X X X X X Serbia X X X X X X X X X X Seycheles X X X X X X X X X X Sierra Leone X X X X X X X X X X Singapore X X X X X X X X X X Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin) X X X X X X X X X X Slovakia 3 X X X X Slovenia 3 X X X X Solomon Islands X X X X X X X X X X Somalia 1 X X X X X X X X X X South Africa 2 3 4 X X X X X X X South Sudan, Republic of X X X X X X X X X X Spain 3 X X X X Sri Lanka X X X X X X X X X X Sudan 1 X X X X X X X X X X Suriname X X X X X X X X X X X Sweden 3 4 X X X X Switzerland 3 4 X X X X Syria See § 746.9 of the EAR to determine whether a license is required in order to export or reexport to this destination. Taiwan X X X X X X X X X X X Tajikistan X X X X X X X X X X X Tanzania X X X X X X X X X X Thailand X X X X X X X X X X Timor-Leste X X X X X X X X X X Togo X X X X X X X X X X Tonga X X X X X X X X X X Trinidad and Tobago X X X X X X X X X X X Tunisia X X X X X X X X X X Türkiye X X X X Turkmenistan X X X X X X X X X X X Tuvalu X X X X X X X X X X Uganda X X X X X X X X X X Ukraine 9 X X X X X X X X United Arab Emirates X X X X X X X X X X X United Kingdom 10 X Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X Uzbekistan X X X X X X X X X X X Vanuatu X X X X X X X X X X Vatican City X X X X X X X X X X Venezuela X X X X X X X X X X X X X Vietnam X X X X X X X X X X X Western Sahara X X X X X X X X X X Yemen X X X X X X X X X X X Zambia X X X X X X X X X X Zimbabwe X X X X X X X X X X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 [90 FR 47189, Sept. 30, 2025]