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Commerce Control List Categories

Purpose: Use this job aid to help classify an export under the EAR.

Exports that are subject to the EAR are classified by Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) in the Commerce Control List (CCL). The basic categories used in assigning ECCNs are given in this table.

The CCL categories
Category number Category
0 Nuclear materials, facilities, and equipment, and miscellaneous
1 Materials, chemicals, "microorganisms," and toxins
2 Materials processing
3 Electronics
4 Computers
5 Telecommunications and information security, including encryption
6 Lasers and sensors
7 Navigations and avionics
8 Marine
9 Propulsion systems, space vehicles, and related equipment

Course: US Export Controls
Topic: Classifying an Export