9B515 Category 9B
Test, inspection, and production “equipment” “specially designed” for “spacecraft” and related commodities, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
Category 9: Aerospace and Propulsion
Reasons for control
- NS: National security
- MT: Missile technology
- RS: Regional stability
- AT: Anti-terrorism
Country chart
| Control | Column |
|---|---|
| AT applies to entire entry | AT 1 |
| MT applies to equipment in 9B515.a for the “development” or “production” of commodities in USML Category XV(e)(12) and XV(e)(19) that are MT controlled | MT 1 |
| NS applies to entire entry | NS 1 |
| RS applies to entire entry | RS 1 |
List-based license exceptions
Items
- Items: a. Test, inspection, and production “equipment” “specially designed” for the “production” or “development” of commodities enumerated in ECCNs 9A004.u, 9A515.a, or USML Category XV(a) or XV(e).
- b. Environmental test chambers capable of pressures below (10−4) Torr, and “specially designed” for commodities enumerated in 9A515.a or USML Category XV(a).
Related controls
N/A
Notes
Note: ECCN 9B515.a includes equipment, cells, and stands “specially designed” for the analysis or isolation of faults in commodities enumerated in ECCNs 9A004.u or 9A515.a, or USML Category XV(a) or XV(e).
Source: eCFR, version
2026-08-01, retrieved
2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.