2A226 Category 2A
Valves having all of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).
Category 2: Materials Processing
Reasons for control
- NP: Nuclear nonproliferation
- CB: Chemical and biological weapons
- AT: Anti-terrorism
Country chart
| Control | Column |
|---|---|
| AT applies to entire entry | AT 1 |
| CB applies to valves that also meet or exceed the technical parameters in 2B350.g | CB 2 |
| NP applies to entire entry | NP 1 |
List-based license exceptions
Items
- Items: a. A “nominal size” of 5 mm or greater;
- b. Having a bellows seal; and
- c. Wholly made of or lined with aluminum, aluminum alloy, nickel, or nickel alloy containing more than 60% nickel by weight.
Related controls
(1) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (2) Also see ECCNs 2A992, 2B350.g and 2B999. (3) Valves “specially designed” or prepared for certain nuclear uses are subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110).
Source: eCFR, version
2026-08-01, retrieved
2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.