1A005 Category 1A
Body armor and “specially designed” “components” therefor, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
Category 1: Special Materials and Related Equipment, Chemicals, “Microorganisms,” and “Toxins”
Reasons for control
- NS: National security
- UN
- AT: Anti-terrorism
Country chart
| Control | Column |
|---|---|
| AT applies to entire entry | AT 1 |
| NS applies to entire entry | NS 2 |
| UN applies to entire entry | None |
List-based license exceptions
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”.
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.
Notes
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.
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.
Source: eCFR, version
2026-08-01, retrieved
2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.