1A008 Category 1A

Charges, devices and “components”, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

Category 1: Special Materials and Related Equipment, Chemicals, “Microorganisms,” and “Toxins”

Reasons for control

• NS: National security
• UN
• AT: Anti-terrorism

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List-based license exceptions

Items

1. a. High explosives and related equipment “specially designed” for military use;
2. b. Explosive devices or charges in this entry that utilize USML controlled energetic materials (See 22 CFR 121.1 Category V), if they have been specifically designed, developed, configured, adapted, or modified for a military application;
3. c. Shaped charges that have all of the following a uniform shaped conical liner with an included angle of 90 degrees or less, more than 2.0 kg of controlled materials, and a diameter exceeding 4.5 inches;
4. d. Detonating cord containing greater than 0.1 kg per meter (470 grains per foot) of controlled materials;
5. e. Cutters and severing tools containing greater than 10 kg of controlled materials;
6. f. With the exception of cutters and severing tools, devices or charges controlled by this entry where the USML controlled materials can be easily extracted without destroying the device or charge; and
7. g. Individual USML controlled energetic materials in this entry, even when compounded with other materials, when not incorporated into explosive devices or charges controlled by this entry or 1C992.
8. (2) See also ECCNs 1C011, 1C018, 1C111, 1C239, and 1C608 for additional controlled energetic materials. See ECCN 1E001 for the “development” or “production” “technology” for the commodities controlled by ECCN 1A008, but not for explosives or commodities that are “subject to the ITAR” (see 22 CFR parts 120 through 130).
9. a. 'Shaped charges' having all of the following:
10. a.1. Net Explosive Quantity (NEQ) greater than 90 g; and
11. a.2. Outer casing diameter equal to or greater than 75 mm;
12. b. Linear shaped cutting charges having all of the following, and “specially designed” “components” therefor:
13. b.1. An explosive load greater than 40 g/m; and
14. b.2. A width of 10 mm or more;
15. c. Detonating cord with explosive core load greater than 64 g/m;
16. d. Cutters, not specified by 1A008.b, and severing tools, having a NEQ greater than 3.5 kg.

Related controls

(1) All of the following are “subject to the ITAR” (see 22 CFR parts 120 through 130):

Notes

Technical Note: For the purposes of 1A008.a, 'shaped charges' are explosive charges shaped to focus the effects of the explosive blast.

Note: The only charges and devices specified in 1A008 are those containing “explosives” (see list of explosives in the Annex at the end of Category 1) and mixtures thereof.

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