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2B231
2B231 Vacuum pumps having all of the characteristics described in this ECCN (see List of Items Controlled).
- Category
- Category 2—Materials Processing
- Product group
- B. “Test”, “Inspection” and “Production Equipment”
Reason for Control
- NP
- AT
Official text
License Requirements
Reason for Control:
NP, AT
Control(s) Country Chart (See Supp. No. 1 to part 738)
- NP applies to entire entry NP Column 1
- AT applies to entire entry AT Column 1
List Based License Exceptions (See Part 740 for a description of all license exceptions)
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Related Controls: (1) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E201 (“use”) for “technology” for items controlled under this entry. (2) Also see bellows-sealed scroll-type compressors and bellows-sealed scroll-type vacuum pumps controlled under ECCN 2B233. (3) Vacuum pumps “specially designed” or prepared for the separation of uranium isotopes are subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110).
Related Definitions: (1) The pumping speed is determined at the measurement point with nitrogen gas or air. (2) The ultimate vacuum is determined at the input of the pump with the input of the pump blocked off.
Items: a. Input throat size equal to or greater than 380 mm;
b. Pumping speed equal to or greater than 15 m 3/s; and
c. Capable of producing an ultimate vacuum better than 13.3 mPa.
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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