0A508 Category 0A
Semi-Automatic Shotguns as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
Category 0: Nuclear Materials, Facilities, and Equipment, Firearms, Ammunition [and Miscellaneous Items]
Reasons for control
- NS: National security
- RS: Regional stability
- FC: Firearms convention
- CC: Crime control
- UN
- AT: Anti-terrorism
Country chart
| Control | Column |
|---|---|
| AT applies to semi-automatic shotguns with a barrel length less than 18 inches (45.72 cm) | AT 1 |
| CC applies to shotguns with a barrel length greater than or equal to 24 in. (60.96 cm) if for sale or resale to police or law enforcement | CC 3 |
| CC applies to shotguns with a barrel length greater than or equal to 24 in. (60.96 cm), regardless of end user | CC 2 |
| CC applies to shotguns with a barrel length less than 24 in. (60.96 cm) and shotgun “components” controlled by this entry regardless of end user | CC 1 |
| FC applies to entire entry | FC 1 |
| NS applies to semi-automatic shotguns with a barrel length less than 18 inches (45.72 cm) | NS 1 |
| RS applies to semi-automatic shotguns with a barrel length less than 18 inches (45.72 cm) | RS 1 |
| UN applies to entire entry | None |
List-based license exceptions
Items
- a. Semi-automatic centerfire (non-rimfire) shotguns.
- b. Semi-automatic rimfire shotguns.
Related controls
(1) See USML Category I for shotguns that are fully automatic. (2) See ECCN 0A502 for non-semi-automatic shotguns. (3) See ECCN 0A509 for enumerated or otherwise described “parts,” “components,” devices, “accessories,” and “attachments” for ECCN 0A508. (4) See 0A501.d, .x, and .y for other “parts,” “components,” “accessories,” and “attachments” “specially designed” for 0A508. (5) See ECCNs 0A501 for non-semi-automatic firearms, 0A506 for semi-automatic rifles, and 0A507 for semi-automatic pistols.
Source: eCFR, version
2026-08-01, retrieved
2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.