1C011 Category 1C
Metals and compounds, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
Category 1: Special Materials and Related Equipment, Chemicals, “Microorganisms,” and “Toxins”
Reasons for control
- NS: National security
- MT: Missile technology
- AT: Anti-terrorism
Country chart
| Control | Column |
|---|---|
| AT applies to entire entry | AT 1 |
| MT applies to 1C011.a and .b for items that meet or exceed the parameters in 1C111. | MT 1 |
| NS applies to entire entry | NS 2 |
List-based license exceptions
Items
- a. Metals in particle sizes of less than 60 µm whether spherical, atomized, spheroidal, flaked or ground, manufactured from material consisting of 99% or more of zirconium, magnesium and alloys thereof;
- b. Boron or boron alloys, with a particle size of 60 µm or less, as follows:
- b.1. Boron with a purity of 85% by weight or more;
- b.2. Boron alloys with a boron content of 85% by weight or more;
- c. Guanidine nitrate (CAS 506-93-4);
- d. Nitroguanidine (NQ) (CAS 556-88-7).
Related controls
(1) See also ECCNs 1C111 and 1C608. (2) All of the following are “subject to the ITAR” (see 22 CFR parts 120 through 130): (a) Materials controlled by 1C011.a, and metal fuels in particle form, whether spherical, atomized, spheroidal, flaked or ground, manufactured from material consisting of 99 percent or more of items controlled by 1C011.b; and (b) Metal powders mixed with other substances to form a mixture formulated for military purposes.
Notes
Technical Note: For the purposes of 1C011.a, the natural content of hafnium in the zirconium (typically 2% to 7%) is counted with the zirconium.
Note: The metals or alloys specified by 1C011.a also refer to metals or alloys encapsulated in aluminum, magnesium, zirconium or beryllium.
Note: The metals or alloys specified by 1C011.b also refer to metals or alloys encapsulated in aluminum, magnesium, zirconium or beryllium.
Source: eCFR, version
2026-08-01, retrieved
2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.