0A981 Category 0A

Equipment designed for the execution of human beings as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

Category 0: Nuclear Materials, Facilities, and Equipment, Firearms, Ammunition [and Miscellaneous Items]

Reasons for control

CC: Crime control

Controls

CC applies to entire entry. A license is required for ALL destinations regardless of end-use. Accordingly, a column specific to this control does not appear on the Commerce Country Chart. (See § 742.7 of the EAR for additional information.)

List-based license exceptions

Exception	As stated in the entry
GBS	N/A
LVS	N/A

Items

Items: a. Gallows and guillotines.
b. Electric chairs for the purpose of executing human beings.
c. Air tight vaults designed for the execution of human beings by the administration of a lethal gas or substance.
d. Automatic drug injection systems designed for the execution of human beings by administration of a lethal substance.

Related controls

N/A

Source: eCFR, version 2026-08-01, retrieved 2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.