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1A005
1A005 Body armor and “specially designed” “components” therefor, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
- Category
- Category 1—Special Materials and Related Equipment, Chemicals, “Microorganisms,” and “Toxins”
- Product group
- A. “End Items”, “Equipment”, “Accessories”, “Attachments”, “Parts”, “Components”and “Systems”
Reason for Control
- NS
- UN
- AT
Official text
License Requirements
Reason for Control:
NS, UN, AT
Control(s) Country Chart(See Supp. No. 1 to part 738)
- NS applies to entire entry NS Column 2
- UN applies to entire entry See § 746.1(b) for UN controls
- AT applies to entire entry AT Column 1
License Requirements
Notes:
1. Soft body armor not manufactured to military standards or specifications must provide ballistic protection equal to or less than NIJ level III (NIJ 0101.06, July 2008) to be controlled under 1A005.a.
2. For purposes of 1A005.a, military standards and specifications include, at a minimum, specifications for fragmentation protection.
List Based License Exceptions (See Part 740 for a Description of All License Exceptions)
LVS: N/A
GBS: Yes, except UN
List of Items Controlled
Related Controls: (1) Bulletproof and bullet resistant vests (body armor) providing NIJ Type IV protection or greater are “subject to the ITAR” (see 22 CFR 121.1 Category X(a)). (2) Soft body armor and protective garments manufactured to military standards or specifications that provide protection equal to or less than NIJ level III or “equivalent standards” are classified under ECCN 1A613.d.1. (3) Hard armor plates providing NIJ level III or “equivalent standard” ballistic protection are classified under ECCN 1A613.d.2. (4) Police helmets and shields are classified under ECCN 0A979. (5) Other personal protective “equipment” “specially designed” for military applications not controlled by the USML or elsewhere in the CCL is classified under ECCN 1A613.e. (6) For “fibrous or filamentary materials” used in the manufacture of body armor, see ECCN 1C010.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Soft body armor not manufactured to military standards or specifications, or to their equivalents, and “specially designed” “components” therefor;
b. Hard body armor plates that provide ballistic protection less than NIJ level III (NIJ 0101.06, July 2008) or “equivalent standards”.
Notes to ECCN 1A005:
1. This entry does not control body armor when accompanying its user for the user's own personal protection.
2. This entry does not control body armor designed to provide frontal protection only from both fragment and blast from non-military explosive devices.
3. This entry does not apply to body armor designed to provide protection only from knife, spike, needle or blunt trauma.
ecfr-15cfr774-supp1-2026-08-28 · effective 2026-08-28
Issue date 2026-08-28. Amendment date 2026-08-28.
- eCFR Commerce Control List (15 CFR 774, Supplement No. 1)www.ecfr.gov
- eCFR versioner XML captured at ingestwww.ecfr.gov
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