ECCN 1A004
NSCBRSATProtective and detection equipment and components, not specially designed for military use, as follows .
What This ECCN Covers
ECCN 1A004 controls protective and detection equipment — not specially designed for military use — for defense against chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) agents. This includes full-face respirators, filter canisters, decontamination equipment, and detection systems for biological agents or riot-control substances. The equipment is defensive, but it is controlled for National Security, Chemical/Biological, Regional Stability, and Anti-Terrorism reasons to prevent it from supporting an offensive weapons program.
Who needs to check this?
Manufacturers and distributors of CBRN protective gear, industrial respirators, hazmat decontamination systems, and chemical or biological agent detectors.
Compliance tip
The Chemical/Biological and Regional Stability reasons mean this entry is controlled to a relatively broad set of destinations, and end-use red flags under EAR Part 744 are especially important — protective equipment tied to a weapons program is a classic diversion concern. Confirm the Country Chart columns and the entry's License Exception paragraph before shipping.
Items Covered
- a.Full face masks, filter canisters and decontamination equipment therefor, designed or modified for defense against any of the following, and specially designed "components" therefor:
- 1. 'Biological agents';
- 2. 'Radioactive materials';
- 3. Chemical warfare (CW) agents; or
- 4. 'Riot control agents', as follows:
- 4.a. α-Bromobenzeneacetonitrile, (Bromobenzyl cyanide) (CA) (CAS 5798-79-8);
- 4.b. [(2-chlorophenyl) methylene] propanedinitrile, (o-Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile) (CS) (CAS 2698-41-1);
- 4.c. 2-Chloro-1-phenylethanone, Phenylacyl chloride (ω-chloroacetophenone) (CN) (CAS 532-27-4);
- 4.d. Dibenz-(b,f)-1,4-oxazephine, (CR) (CAS 257-07-8);
- 4.e. 10-Chloro-5, 10-dihydrophenarsazine, (Phenarsazine chloride), (Adamsite), (DM) (CAS 578-94-9);
- 4.f. N-Nonanoylmorpholine, (MPA) (CAS 5299-64-9);
- b.Protective suits, gloves and shoes, specially designed or modified for defense against any of the following:
- 1. 'Biological agents';
- 2. 'Radioactive materials'; or
- 3. Chemical warfare (CW) agents;
- c.Detection systems, specially designed or modified for detection or identification of any of the following, and specially designed "components" therefor:
- 1. 'Biological agents';
- 2. 'Radioactive materials'; or
- 3. Chemical warfare (CW) agents;
- d.Electronic equipment designed for automatically detecting or identifying the presence of "explosives" (as listed in the annex at the end of Category 1) residues and utilizing 'trace detection' techniques (e.g., surface acoustic wave, ion mobility spectrometry, differential mobility spectrometry, mass spectrometry).
- a.Personal radiation monitoring dosimeters;
- b.Occupational health or safety equipment limited by design or function to protect against hazards specific to residential safety or civil industries, including:
Control Reasons
Items controlled for national security reasons under multilateral export control regimes.
Items controlled for chemical and biological weapons proliferation concerns.
Items controlled for regional stability reasons.
Items controlled for anti-terrorism reasons. Most items on the CCL have AT controls.
Disclaimer
This information is for reference only. For official classifications, consult BIS or a qualified export control professional.