1B102 Category 1B

Metal powder “production equipment,” other than that specified in 1B002, and “parts” and “components” as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

Category 1: Special Materials and Related Equipment, Chemicals, “Microorganisms,” and “Toxins”

Reasons for control

MT: Missile technology
AT: Anti-terrorism

Country chart

Control	Column
AT applies to entire entry	AT 1
MT applies to entire entry	MT 1

List-based license exceptions

Exception	As stated in the entry
GBS	N/A
LVS	N/A

Items

Items: a. Metal powder “production equipment” usable for the “production”, in a controlled environment, of spherical, spheroidal or atomized materials specified in 1C011.a., 1C011.b., 1C111.a.1., 1C111.a.2., or controlled for MT reasons in Category V of the USML.
b. “Specially designed” “parts” and “components” for “production equipment” specified in 1B002 or 1B102.a.

Related controls

1. See also 1B115.b.

Notes

Note: 1B102 includes: a. Plasma generators (high frequency arc-jet) usable for obtaining sputtered or spherical metallic powders with organization of the process in an argon-water environment; b. Electroburst equipment usable for obtaining sputtered or spherical metallic powders with organization of the process in an argon-water environment; c. Equipment usable for the “production” of spherical aluminum powders by powdering a melt in an inert medium (e.g., nitrogen).

Source: eCFR, version 2026-08-01, retrieved 2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.