ECCN 0A501

NSRSFCUNAT

Firearms (except 0A502 shotguns, 0A506 semi-automatic rifles, 0A507 semi-automatic pistols, and 0A508 semi-automatic shotguns) and related commodities (except semi-automatic related commodities enumerated or otherwise described in Eccn 0A509 for Eccns 0A506, 0A507, or 0A508) as follows .

Category: 0 - NuclearProduct Group: A - EquipmentLast Updated: 2026-04-10

Items Covered

  • a.Non-automatic and non-semi-automatic firearms equal to .50 caliber (12.7 mm) or less.
  • b.Non-automatic and non-semi-automatic rifles, carbines, revolvers or pistols with a caliber greater than .50 inches (12.7 mm) but less than or equal to .72 inches (18.0 mm).
  • c.The following types of "parts" and "components" if specially designed for a commodity controlled by paragraph .a or .b of this entry or ECCNs 0A506 or 0A507, or USML Category I (unless otherwise enumerated or elsewhere specified on the USML or controlled under ECCN 0A509): Barrels, cylinders, barrel extensions, mounting blocks (trunnions), bolts, bolt carriers, operating rods, gas pistons, trigger housings, triggers, hammers/striker, sears, disconnectors, pistol grips that contain fire control "parts" or "components" (e.g., triggers, hammers/striker, sears, disconnectors) and buttstocks that contain fire control "parts" or "components."
  • d.Detachable magazines with a capacity of 17 to 50 rounds specially designed for a commodity controlled by paragraph .a or .b of this entry or controlled by ECCNs 0A506 or 0A507.
  • e.Receivers (frames) and "complete breech mechanisms," including castings, forgings, stampings, or machined items thereof, specially designed for a commodity controlled by paragraph .a or .b of this entry.
  • x."Parts" and "components" that are specially designed for a commodity classified under paragraphs .a through .c of this entry, a commodity classified under ECCNs 0A506 or 0A507, or the USML and not elsewhere specified on the USML or CCL or controlled under ECCN 0A509.
  • y.Specific "parts," "components," "accessories" and "attachments" specially designed for a commodity subject to control in this ECCN, ECCNs 0A506, 0A507, or common to a defense article in USML Category I and not elsewhere specified in the USML or CCL as follows, and "parts," "components," "accessories," and "attachments" specially designed therefor.
  • 1. Stocks (including adjustable, collapsible, blades and braces), grips, handguards, or forends, that do not contain any fire control "parts" or "components" (e.g., triggers, hammers/striker, sears, disconnectors);
  • 6. Bayonets; and
  • 7. Firearms manufactured from 1890 to 1898 and reproductions thereof.

2 items reserved by BIS (not shown)

Control Reasons

NSNational Security

Items controlled for national security reasons under multilateral export control regimes.

Column 1: YesColumn 2: No
RSRegional Stability

Items controlled for regional stability reasons.

Column 1: YesColumn 2: No
FCFirearms Convention

Items controlled under the Inter-American Convention Against Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms.

Column 1: YesColumn 2: No
UNUnited Nations

Items controlled pursuant to United Nations Security Council mandates.

Column 1: YesColumn 2: No
ATAnti-Terrorism

Items controlled for anti-terrorism reasons. Most items on the CCL have AT controls.

Column 1: YesColumn 2: No

Disclaimer

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