1C229 Category 1C

Bismuth having both of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled)

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

Reasons for control

• NP: Nuclear nonproliferation
• AT: Anti-terrorism

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List-based license exceptions

Items

1. Items: a. A purity of 99.99% or greater by weight; and
2. b. Containing less than 10 parts per million by weight of silver.

Related controls

See ECCNs 1E001 (“development” and “production”) and 1E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled by this entry.

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