Country Groups

Membership decides which license exceptions a destination can use, which the country chart does not tell you. A country can sit in several groups at once, and most do.

Group A is the multilateral regimes and close allies. Group B is the broad list eligible for more exceptions. Group C is reserved and empty. Group D is areas of concern. Group E is the sanctions end of the range.

A:1Wassenaar Arrangement participating states A:2Missile Technology Control Regime A:3Australia Group A:4Nuclear Suppliers Group A:5Close allies eligible for Strategic Trade Authorization A:6Eligible for certain Strategic Trade Authorization treatment BEligible for a wider range of license exceptions D:1National security concerns D:2Nuclear concerns D:3Chemical and biological weapons concerns D:4Missile technology concerns D:5U.S. arms embargoed countries E:1Terrorist supporting countries E:2Unilateral embargo