0A509 Category 0A
Certain “parts,” “components,” devices, “accessories,” and “attachments” for items controlled under ECCNs 0A506, 0A507, and 0A508 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 entire entry except 0A509.a for items for ECCN 0A502 or ECCN 0A508, and 0A509.d | AT 1 |
| CC applies to 0A509.a for items for ECCN 0A502 or ECCN 0A508, and 0A509.d | CC 1 |
| FC applies to entire entry | FC 1 |
| NS applies to entire entry except 0A509.a for items for ECCN 0A502 or ECCN 0A508, and 0A509.d | NS 1 |
| RS applies to entire entry except 0A509.a for items for ECCN 0A502 or ECCN 0A508, and 0A509.d | RS 1 |
| UN applies to entire entry | None |
List-based license exceptions
| Exception | As stated in the entry |
|---|---|
| GBS | N/A |
| LVS | $500 for 0A509.a, $500 for 0A509.b, .c, and .d if the ultimate destination is Canada |
Items
- a. Any “part,” “component,” device, “attachment,” or “accessory” not elsewhere specified on the USML that is designed or functions to convert a non-semi-automatic firearm controlled by 0A501 or 0A502 to semi-automatic or to accelerate the rate of fire of a semi-automatic firearm controlled by 0A506, 0A507, or 0A508.
- b. Receivers (frames), including castings, forgings, stampings, or machined items thereof, “specially designed” for an item controlled by ECCN 0A506.
- c. Receivers (frames), including castings, forgings, stampings, or machined items thereof, “specially designed” for an item controlled by ECCN 0A507.
- d. Receivers (frames) and “specially designed” “complete breech mechanisms” for a commodity controlled by ECCN 0A508.
Related controls
(1) See USML Category I for firearms that are fully automatic, and magazines with a capacity of greater than 50 rounds. (2) See ECCN 0A506 for semi-automatic rifles. (3) See ECCN 0A507 for semi-automatic pistols. (4) See ECCN 0A508 for semi-automatic shotguns and ECCN 0A502 for certain “parts” and “components” for semi-automatic shotguns that are not controlled by .a or .c of this entry. (5) See ECCN 0A501.c, .d, .x, and .y for other “parts,” “components,” “accessories,” and “attachments” “specially designed” for 0A506 and 0A507, or 0A508. (6) See ECCN 0A501 for non-semi-automatic firearms (except 0A502 shotguns) and related commodities that are subject to the EAR. (7) See ECCN 0A502 for non-automatic shotguns and their “parts” and “components” that are subject to the EAR and certain “parts” and “components” for semi-automatic shotguns that are not controlled by .a or .d of this entry. (8) See ECCN 0A504 and USML Category XII for controls on optical sighting devices. (9) See USML Category I for similar items.
Notes
Note 1 to 0A509.b and .c: Receivers (frames) under 0A509.b and .c refers to any “part” or “component” of the firearm that has or is customarily marked with a serial number when required by law. Paragraph 0A509.b and .c are synonymous with a “part” or “component” that is regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (see 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(3); 27 CFR parts 447, 478, and 479,) as a firearm. For 0A509.c, receivers (frames) includes chassis “components” that serve as the legal firearm ( i.e., with modern pistols, the chassis itself is the serialized firearm).
Source: eCFR, version
2026-08-01, retrieved
2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.