0A506 Category 0A
Semi-Automatic Rifles as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
Category 0: Nuclear Materials, Facilities, and Equipment, Firearms, Ammunition [and Miscellaneous Items]
Reasons for control
- NS: National security
- RS: Regional stability
- FC: Firearms convention
- UN
- AT: Anti-terrorism
Country chart
| Control | Column |
|---|---|
| AT applies to entire entry | AT 1 |
| FC applies to entire entry | FC 1 |
| NS applies to entire entry | NS 1 |
| RS applies to entire entry | RS 1 |
| UN applies to entire entry | None |
List-based license exceptions
Items
- a. Semi-automatic centerfire (non-rimfire) rifles equal to .50 caliber (12.7 mm) or less.
- b. Semi-automatic rimfire rifles equal to .50 caliber (12.7 mm) or less.
Related controls
(1) See USML Category I for firearms that are fully automatic, and magazines with a capacity of greater than 50 rounds. (2) See ECCN 0A507 for semi-automatic pistols, excluding pistols built with, e.g., AR- or AK-style receivers (frames), which are controlled under ECCN 0A506. (3) See ECCN 0A508 for semi-automatic shotguns and ECCN 0A502 for certain “parts” and “components” for semi-automatic shotguns that are not controlled by 0A509.a or .c. (4) See ECCN 0A509 for enumerated or otherwise described “parts,” “components,” devices, “accessories,” and “attachments” for ECCNs 0A506, 0A507, and 0A508. (5) See 0A501.c, .d, .x, and .y for other “parts,” “components,” “accessories,” and “attachments” “specially designed” for 0A506 and 0A507, or 0A508. (6) See ECCN 0A501 for non-semi-automatic firearms (except 0A502 shotguns) and related commodities that are subject to the EAR. (7) See ECCN 0A502 for non-automatic shotguns and their “parts” and “components” that are subject to the EAR and certain “parts” and “components” for semi-automatic shotguns that are not controlled by 0A509.a or .c. (8) See ECCN 0A504 and USML Category XII for controls on optical sighting devices.
Notes
Note 1 to 0A506.a and .b: “Parts” and “components” that are “specially designed” for a commodity classified under .a or .b of this entry, except those controlled under ECCN 0A509, are controlled under ECCN 0A501.c, .d, .x, or .y.
Technical Note 1 to 0A506: Firearms described in 0A506 include those chambered for the .50 BMG cartridge.
Technical Note 2 to 0A506: Firearms described in 0A506 include pistols built with, e.g., AR- or AK-style receivers (frames).
Source: eCFR, version
2026-08-01, retrieved
2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.