LegalizeThe Export of Goods (Control) Order 1987
Made: 26th November 1987
Coming into force: 1st January 1988
The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred by section 1 of the Import, Export and Customs Powers (Defence) Act 1939[^f00001] and now vested in him[^f00002], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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- (1) This Order may be cited as the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 1st January 1988.
- (2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires–
- “Commissioners” means the Commissioners of Customs and Excise;
- “country” includes territory;
- “goods”, unless otherwise specified, means both used and unused goods;
- “hovercraft” has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Hovercraft Act 1968[^f00003];
- “international import certificate” means a certificate issued by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order or any Order revoked by this Order certifying that an importer has undertaken with the Secretary of State to import into the United Kingdom the goods specified in the certificate or to deal with them in such other manner as is authorised by a licence granted under this Order;
- “importation” and “exportation” in relation to a ship or aircraft includes the taking into or out of the United Kingdom of the ship or aircraft notwithstanding that the ship or aircraft is conveying goods or passengers, and whether or not it is moving under its own power; and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
- “Member State” means a Member State of the European Communities;
- “scheduled goods” means goods of a description specified in Schedule 1 hereto and any reference to such goods being indicated by a letter shall be taken as a reference to the goods being so indicated in Schedule 1 hereto;
- “scheduled journey” means one of a series of journeys which are undertaken between the same two places and which together amount to a systematic service operated in such a manner that the benefits thereof are available to members of the public from time to time seeking to take advantage of it;
- “ship” includes the hull or part of the hull of a ship;
- “software” means one or more programmes fixed in any tangible medium of expression, “programme” means a sequence of instructions to carry out a process in, or convertible into, a form executable by an electronic computer and includes a microprogramme, and “microprogramme” means a sequence of elementary instructions, maintained in a special storage, the execution of which is initiated by the introduction of its reference instruction into an instruction register;
- “technological document” means any document containing information relating to the design, production, testing or use of goods or to technologies or processes and “document” includes any record or device by means of which information is recorded or stored;
- a prohibition on exportation means a prohibition on exportation from the United Kingdom and shall include a prohibition on shipment as ships' stores;
- numerical references in Schedule 1 hereto to British Standards are references to the standards so numbered published by the British Standards Institution in the year indicated after such references with such amendments (if any) thereto as may have been made before the making of this Order;
- references in Schedule 1 hereto to percentages of the contents of any goods are references to percentages by weight;
- any description of goods in Group A of Part I of Schedule 1 hereto in relation to a Combined Nomenclature heading or sub-heading, other than one covering a whole heading, shall be taken to comprise all goods which would be classified under an entry in the same terms constituting a subheading in the relevant heading in the Combined Nomenclature of the European Economic Community[^f00004].
Prohibitions and restrictions on exportation
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Subject to the provisions of this Order–
- (i) scheduled goods indicated by the letter “A” are prohibited to be exported to any destination;
- (ii) scheduled goods indicated by the letter “T” are prohibited to be exported to any destination except that when in relation to such goods the provisions of Regulation (EEC) 1062/87, as amended[^f00005], relating to the use of Community transit documents requiring anything to be done at or before the time of exportation have been complied with, the goods may be exported to a destination in another Member State;
- (iii) scheduled goods indicated by the letter “E” are prohibited to be exported to any destination except a destination in another Member State;
- (iv) scheduled goods consisting of classes of ships indicated by the letter “S” are prohibited to be exported to any destination after delivery or for the purpose of delivery, directly or indirectly, to a person in Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, China, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Mongolia, North Korea, Poland, Romania, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
- (v) scheduled goods indicated by the letter “I” are prohibited to be exported to any destination in Iran or Iraq;
- (vi) scheduled goods indicated by the letters “E (S)” are prohibited to be exported to any destination except that when in relation to such goods the provisions of Regulation (EEC) 1062/87, as amended, relating to the use of Community transit documents requiring anything to be done at or before the time of exportation have been complied with, the goods may be exported to a destination in another Member State, other than Spain;
- (vii) scheduled goods indicated by the letters “E(PS)” are prohibited to be exported to any destination except that when in relation to such goods the provisions of Regulation (EEC) 1062/87, as amended, relating to the use of Community transit documents requiring anything to be done at or before the time of exportation have been complied with, the goods may be exported to a destination in another Member State, other than Portugal or Spain;
- (viii) scheduled goods indicated by the letter “L” are prohibited to be exported to any destination in Libya;
- (ix) scheduled goods indicated by the letter “Z” are prohibited to be exported to any destination in South Africa or Namibia;
- (x) all goods in relation to the export of which from any country an international import certificate has been issued and which have been imported into the United Kingdom are prohibited to be exported to any destination;
- (xi) specialised components of any of the apparatus, appliances or equipment falling within a description in Group 1 of Part II of Schedule 1 hereto, whether or not such components are specified in the description, are prohibited to be exported to any destination in South Africa or Namibia;
- (xii) goods of a description specified in Group C of Part I of Schedule 1 hereto are prohibited to be exported to any destination in the United States of America or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
- (xiii) technological documents, other than documents generally available to the public, and other than applications for the grant of patents (or any other forms of protection for inventions) or for the registration of designs, in either case under the law of the United Kingdom or of any other country or under any treaty or international convention, and documents necessary to enable such applications to be filed, or made and pursued, the information contained in which relates to any goods specified in Groups 1 to 3 of Part II of Schedule 1 hereto or to any goods, technologies or processes specified in Group 4 of Part II of Schedule 1 hereto are prohibited to be exported to any destination in any country specified in paragraph (iv) above;
Community steel products
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The prohibition in article 2 (xii) of this Order shall not apply to any exportation to any destination in the United States of America or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in accordance with a European Community export licence issued by the competent authority of a Member State in conformity with the provisions of Commission Decision 2873/82/ECSC[^f00006] or Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2874/82[^f00007] or Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 61/85[^f00008].
Exceptions
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Nothing in article 2 of this Order shall be taken to prohibit the exportation of–Licensed exports and permitted ships' stores
- (a) any goods under the authority of a licence granted by the Secretary of State, or the shipment of any goods as ships' stores with the permission of the proper officer of Customs and Excise at the port of departure for use on board the ship, provided that all conditions attaching to the said licence or the said permission are complied with;Channel Islands
- (b) any goods other than goods of a description included in Group B of Part I of Schedule 1 hereto or in Group 1 of Part II of the said Schedule, to any destination in the Channel Islands;Samples
- (c) trade samples of any goods, except goods of a description included in Groups 1 and 2 of Part II of Schedule 1 hereto, if the samples have no saleable value;Aircraft
- (d)
- (i) any aircraft which is being exported after temporary importation into the United Kingdom, provided that there has been no change of ownership or registration since such importation;
- (ii) any aircraft engaged on a scheduled journey;Cocoa
- (e) cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted, and the following cocoa products namely cocoa paste (in bulk or block) whether or not defatted, cocoa butter (fat and oil) and cocoa powder not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter to any destination if there is produced to the proper officer of Customs and Excise at the place of export the appropriate certificate prescribed for this purpose by the economic and control rules of the International Cocoa Agreement 1986[^f00009] which were adopted by the International Cocoa Council on 23rd January 1987;Firearms and ammunition
- (f) firearms and ammunition to any destination other than a destination in South Africa or in Namibia, not being goods of a description included in Group B of Part I of Schedule 1 hereto, authorised to be held by a valid firearm certificate or shot gun certificate granted or having effect as if granted under the Firearms Act 1968[^f00010] or by a valid firearm certificate granted in Northern Ireland under the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 1981[^f00011] or granted in the Isle of Man under the Firearms Act 1947 (an Act of Tynwald)[^f00012] and forming part of the personal effects of the holder, if the certificate is produced by the holder, or his duly authorised agent, with the firearms and ammunition to the proper officer of Customs and Excise at the place of export;Hovercraft
- (g) hovercraft engaged on a scheduled journey;Live animals
- (h)
- (i) any live animal if the place of export is Great Britain;
- (ii) live bovine animals, live swine and live sheep from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland;Ships
- (i)
- (i) any ship registered or constructed outside the United Kingdom which is being exported after temporary importation into the United Kingdom;
- (ii) any ship which is departing from the United Kingdom on trials;
- (iii) any ship proceeding on a normal commercial sailing.
Customs powers to demand evidence of destination which goods reach
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Any exporter or any shipper of goods which have been exported from the United Kingdom shall, if so required by the Commissioners, furnish within such time as they may allow proof to their satisfaction that the goods have reached either–
- (i) a destination to which they were authorised to be exported by a licence granted for the purposes of this Order, or
- (ii) a destination to which their exportation was not prohibited by this Order;
and, if he fails to do so, he shall be liable to a customs penalty not exceeding two thousand pounds unless he proves that he did not consent to or connive at the goods reaching any destination other than such a destination as aforesaid.
Offences in connection with applications for licences, etc.
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If for the purpose of obtaining any international import certificate or of obtaining any licence or permission under this Order for the exportation or shipment as ships' stores of any goods or of obtaining from the Secretary of State a European Community export licence as referred to in article 3 of this Order any person makes any statement or furnishes any document or information which to his knowledge is false in a material particular or recklessly makes any statement or furnishes any document or information which is false in a material particular he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand pounds and on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to both; and any licence or permission or European Community export licence which may have been granted for the exportation or shipment as ships' stores of any goods, in connection with the application for which the false statement was made or the false document or information furnished, shall be void as from the time it was granted.
Declaration as to goods: powers of search
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- (1) Any person who, on any occasion, is about to leave the United Kingdom shall, if on that occasion he is required to do so by an officer of Customs and Excise–
- (a) declare whether or not he has with him any goods the export of which from the United Kingdom is subject to any prohibition or restriction under this Order; and
- (b) produce any such goods as aforesaid which he has with him;
and such officer, and any person acting under his directions, may search that person for the purpose of ascertaining whether he has with him any such goods as aforesaid:
- Provided that no person shall be searched in pursuance of this paragraph except by a person of the same sex.
- (2) Any person who without reasonable excuse refuses to make a declaration, fails to produce any goods or refuses to allow himself to be searched in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this article shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a customs penalty not exceeding one thousand pounds.
- (3) Any person who under the provisions of this article makes a declaration which to his knowledge is false in a material particular or recklessly makes any declaration which is false in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a customs penalty not exceeding two thousand pounds and on conviction on indictment to a customs penalty of any amount or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.
Overlapping descriptions
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Where any goods fall within more than one description specified in Schedule 1 hereto and at least one description is specified in Group B of Part I or in Part II and the goods are indicated in that Schedule by more than one of the letters specified in article 2 those goods shall be deemed to fall only within the prohibition in the paragraph first-mentioned in article 2 relating to the goods.
Modification and revocation of licences, etc.
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- (1) Any international import certificate or licence granted by the Secretary of State in pursuance of article 2(x) or 4(a) or having effect as if so granted may be modified or revoked by him at any time.
- (2) Any permission granted by the proper officer of Customs and Excise for the shipment of any goods as ships' stores may be modified or revoked by such officer at any time.
Revocations etc.
10
The Arms Export Prohibition Orders 1931–37[^f00013] are hereby suspended and the Orders specified in Schedule 2 hereto are hereby revoked.
SCHEDULE 1
PART I
Group A — GOODS SPECIFIED BY REFERENCE TO HEADINGS AND SUB-HEADINGS OF THE COMBINED NOMENCLATURE (“CN”)
| CN Heading and Sub-heading No. | Description of Goods | |
|---|---|---|
| 0102 | Live bovine animals | A |
| 0103 | Live swine | A |
| 010410 | Sheep | A |
| 1801 | Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted | E |
| ex1803 | Cocoa paste (in bulk or block), whether or not defatted | E |
| 1804 | Cocoa butter, fat and oil | E |
| ex1805 | Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, otherwise than in retail packs each of less than 3.5 kg | E |
| 262030 | Ash and residues, (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing metals or metallic compounds– containing mainly copper | E(S) |
| ex 7118 | Coins of silver alloy of the United Kingdom minted before 1947, but not more than 100 years old at the date of exportation, exported in a quantity exceeding 10 in number | A |
| 720410 | —Waste and scrap metal of cast iron (ECSC) | E(PS) |
| —Waste and scrap of alloy steel: | E(PS) | |
| 720421 | —Of Stainless Steel (ECSC) | E(PS) |
| 720429 | —Other (ECSC) | E(PS) |
| 720430 | —Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel (ECSC) | E(PS) |
| 720441 | —Turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles (ECSC) | E(PS) |
| 720449 | —Other (ECSC) | E(PS) |
| 720450.10 | —Remelting scrap ingots: | |
| —Of alloy steel (ECSC) | E(PS) | |
| 7404 | Copper waste and scrap | E(S) |
| 7602 | Aluminium waste and scrap | T |
| —7802 | Lead waste and scrap | T |
Group B — PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL, ANTIQUES, COLLECTORS' ITEMS ETC.
| Any photographic positive or negative produced more than 60 years before the date of exportation or any album or other assemblage containing such photographs, the value of which, as required by the Commissioners to be declared, is £400 or more, except any photographic positive or negative or album exported by, and being the personal property of, the manufacturer or producer thereof, or the spouse, widow or widower of that person | A |
|---|---|
| Any goods manufactured or produced more than 50 years before the date of exportation | A |
except
- (1) photographic positives and negatives, and albums or assemblages thereof;
- (2) postage stamps and other articles of philatelic interest;
- (3) birth, marriage or death certificates or other documents relating to the personal affairs of the exporter or the spouse of the exporter;
- (4) letters or other writings written by or to the exporter or the spouse of the exporter; and
- (5) any goods exported by, and being the personal property of, the manufacturer or producer thereof, or the spouse, widow or widower of that person.
Group C — STEEL PRODUCTS PROHIBITED TO BE EXPORTED TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO
The products specified in Annex I to the following Community instruments on the restriction of exports of certain steel products to the United States of America,
- Commission Decision No. 2872/82/ECSC[^f00014] (as amended by Commission Decision No. 3713/85/ECSC[^f00015] and Commission Decision 2827/86/ECSC[^f00016])
- Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2870/82[^f00017] (as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3709/85[^f00018] and Council Regulation 2823/86[^f00019]) and
- Council Regulation (EEC) No. 60/85[^f00020].
PART II
Note The goods in this Part are for convenience specified by reference to the classification system used by the Department of Trade and Industry for export control purposes.
GROUP 1
Note Goods specified in the heads of this Group may also be specified in Groups 3E, 3F and 3G of this Part of this Schedule.Military aircraft, Arms and related material, Ammunition, Military Stores and Appliances, and Security and Para-military Police Equipment
| ML1, ML2, ML3, ML16 | Arms and ammunition and specially designed components and software therefor, the following– Small arms, machine guns, rifled and smooth bore guns and specially designed components therefor, the following– carbines, pistols (including machine pistols), revolvers, rifles and smooth bore guns, except air weapons (other than those declared by the Firearms (Dangerous Air Weapons) Rules 1969 to be specially dangerous) | A |
|---|---|---|
| b machine guns and mountings therefor | A | |
| 2 Large calibre armament or weapons and projectors and military smoke producing appliances, and specially designed components and software therefor, the following– a cannon, guns, howitzers, military flame throwers, mortars, recoilless rifles, projectile launchers, rocket launchers and tank destroyers | A | |
| b military smoke, gas and pyrotechnic projectors and appliances specially designed to produce smoke for military purposes | A | |
| 3 Ammunition, including projectiles, for any of the weapons mentioned in heads (1) or (2) of this entry, and specially designed components and software therefor | A | |
| 4 Forgings, castings and semi-finished products specially designed for any of the foregoing specified in heads (1) to (3) above (inclusive) | A | |
| ML4, ML16 | Bombs, mines, missiles, rockets, torpedoes, demolition charges, pyrotechnic flare signals, apparatus designed for use therewith, and specially designed components and software therefor, the following– Bombs, torpedoes, grenades (including smoke grenades), smoke canisters, rockets, mines, missiles (guided or unguided), depth charges, fire bombs, incendiary bombs, military demolition charges, devices and kits; and pyrotechnic flare signals for military use, cartridges therefor and simulators thereof | A |
| 2 Apparatus and devices specially designed for the handling, control, activation, refuelling, launching, laying, sweeping, discharging, detonation, detection or disruption of items mentioned in head (1) of this entry or of booby traps or of explosive devices | A | |
| 3 Military fuel thickeners specifically formulated for the purpose of producing materials which, when added to petroleum products, provide a gel-type incendiary material for use in bombs, projectiles, flame-throwers or other implements of war | A | |
| 4 Forgings, castings and semi-finished products specially designed for any of the foregoing specified in heads (1) to (3) above inclusive | A | |
| ML5 | Fire-control equipment and range finders, and specially designed components, accessories and software therefor, the following– | |
| 1 Fire-control, gun-laying, night-sighting, missile-tracking and guidance equipment | A | |
| 2 Range, position and height-finders, and spotting instruments, specially designed for military purposes | A | |
| 3 Aiming devices, electronic, gyroscopic, acoustic and optical, specially designed for military purposes | A | |
| 4 Bomb sights, bombing computers, gun sights and periscopes, specially designed for military purposes | A | |
| 5 Television sighting units specially designed for military use | A | |
| ML6,ML16 | Tanks and vehicles specially designed for military purposes, engines therefor, and specially designed components and software therefor, the following– | |
| 1 Tanks, and self-propelled guns | A | |
| 2 Military type armed or armoured vehicles and vehicles fitted with mountings for arms | A | |
| 3 Armoured railway trains | A | |
| 4 Military half tracks | A | |
| 5 Military type recovery vehicles | A | |
| 6 Gun carriers and tractors specially designed for towing artillery | A | |
| 7 Trailers specially designed to carry ammunition | A | |
| 8 Amphibious and deep water fording military vehicles | A | |
| 9 Military mobile repair shops specially designed to service military equipment | A | |
| 10 Other vehicles specially designed for military use | A | |
| 11 Engines specially designed or essentially modified for military use, for the propulsion of the vehicles specified in heads (1) to (10) above (inclusive) | A | |
| 12 Pneumatic tyre casings, other than tractor and farm implement types, of a kind specially constructed to be bullet proof or to run when deflated | A | |
| 13 Forgings, castings and semi-finished products specially designed for any of the foregoing specified in heads (1) to (12) above (inclusive) | A | |
| ML7 | Toxicological agents, noxious chemicals and tear gas and related equipment, and specially designed components and software therefor, the following– Biological, chemical and radioactive materials adapted for use in war to produce casualties in men or animals or to damage crops | A |
| 2 Noxious chemicals, the following– a Bromobenzyl cyanide | A | |
| b o Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile (o Chlorobenzalmalononitrile) | A | |
| c mono Chloromethyl chloroformate | A | |
| d 2-Chlorotriethylamine | A | |
| e Dibenzoxazepine | A | |
| f Dibromodimethyl ether | A | |
| g Dichlorodimethyl ether | A | |
| h 2:2'–Dichlorotriethylamine | A | |
| i Diphenylaminechloroarsine | A | |
| j Diphenylchoroarsine | A | |
| k Diphenylcyanoarsine | A | |
| l Ethyl NN-dimethylphosphoramidocyanidate | A | |
| m Ethyldibromoarsine | A | |
| n Ethyldichloroarsine | A | |
| o Lewisite (chlorovinyldichloroarsine and dichlorodivinylchloroarsine | A | |
| p Methyldichloroarsine | A | |
| q Mustard gas (dichlorodiethyl sulphide) | A | |
| r Phenylcarbylamine chloride (phenylaminocarbonyl chloride) | A | |
| s Phenylacyl chloride (w-Chloroacetophenone) | A | |
| t Phenyldibromoarsine | A | |
| u Phenyldichloroarsine | A | |
| v Pinacolyl methylphosphonofluoridate | A | |
| w iso Propyl methylphosphonofluoridate | A | |
| x 2:2':2" Trichlorotriethylamine | A | |
| 3 Equipment specially designed for the dissemination of the materials specified in heads (1) and (2) above | A | |
| 4 Equipment and materials specially designed for defence against and decontamination from the materials specified in heads (1) and (2) above, and for their detection and identification | A | |
| ML8 | Explosives, propellants and related substances, the following– | |
| 1 Explosives as defined in section 3 of the Explosives Act 1875, except those specially designed for toys, novelty goods and display fireworks | A | |
| 2 Military propellants and fuels not elsewhere specified | A | |
| 3 Military pyrotechnics | A | |
| 4 Additives, precursors and stabilisers, and specially designed software, for the materials specified in heads (1) to (3) above (inclusive) | A | |
| ML9 | Naval equipment and specially designed components, accessories, attachments and software therefor, the following– | |
| 1 Diesel engines of 1,500 brake horse power and over with rotary speed of 700 rev/min or over, specially designed for submarines | A | |
| 2 Electric motors over 1,000 brake horse power, quick reversing type, liquid cooled and totally enclosed, specially designed for submarines | A | |
| 3 Hull penetrators and connectors specially designed for military purposes and enabling interaction with equipment external to a vessel | A | |
| 4 Magnetic pressure and acoustic underwater detection devices specially designed for military use, and controls therefor | A | |
| 5 Non-magnetic diesel engines capable of developing 50 brake horse power and over, specially designed for military purposes | A | |
| 6 Submarine and torpedo nets | A | |
| ML9 | Ships of war, designed for offensive or defensive action (surface or under-water) whether or not converted to non-military use, and specially designed components, accessories, attachments and software therefor | A |
| ML10 | Military aircraft and helicopters, of the piloted or pilotless type, aircraft or helicopter engines and aircraft or helicopter equipment and associated equipment, the following– | |
| 1 Combat aircraft and helicopters and other aircraft and helicopters specially designed for military purposes and any other aircraft and helicopters having special structural features for transporting and airdropping troops, military equipment and supplies | A | |
| 2 Aircraft engines specially designed or adapted for use with aircraft or helicopters specified in head (1) of this entry | A | |
| 3 Airborne equipment specially designed for use with aircraft, helicopters or engines specified in heads (1) and (2) of this entry | A | |
| 4 Apparatus and appliances specially designed for use in or with aircraft and helicopters, the following– | ||
| a pressurised breathing equipment and partial pressure suits | A | |
| b anti-g suits | A | |
| c military crash helmets | A | |
| d military parachutes | A | |
| e liquid oxygen converters used for aircraft, helicopters and missiles | A | |
| f catapults and cartridge actuated devices used in emergency escape of personnel from aircraft and helicopters | A | |
| 5 Supply-dropping apparatus for use with aircraft specified in head (1) of this entry | A | |
| 6 Pressure refuellers, pressure refuelling equipment, equipment specially designed to facilitate operations in confined areas and ground equipment, not elsewhere specified, developed for aircraft, helicopters or engines specified in heads (1) or (2) of this entry | A | |
| 7 Specially designed components and software for aircraft, helicopters, engines or equipment specified in heads (1) to (5) above (inclusive) | A | |
| ML11 | Electronic equipment specially designed for military use and specially designed components and software therefor | A |
| ML12 | Photographic and electro-optical imaging equipment, and specially designed components and software therefor, the following– | |
| 1 Cameras, the following– | ||
| a air reconnaissance cameras and associated equipment, designed for military purposes | A | |
| b other cameras and electro-optical imaging devices designed for military purposes | A | |
| c specialised equipment for the cameras and devices specified in sub-head (b) above designed to make the recorded information usable for military purposes | A | |
| 2 Film processing and printing machines designed for military purposes | A | |
| ML13 | Special armoured equipment and specially designed components therefor, the following– | |
| 1 Armoured plate | A | |
| 2 Combinations and constructions of metallic or non-metallic materials specially designed to provide ballistic protection for military systems | A | |
| 3 Military helmets | A | |
| 4 Body armour, bullet-proof or bullet-resistant clothing and flak suits | A | |
| ML14 | Specialised military training equipment and specially designed components, accessories and software therefor | A |
| ML15 | Military infra-red and thermal imaging equipment and image-intensifier equipment, and specially designed components and software therefor | A |
| ML17 | Construction equipment built to military specifications, specially designed for airborne transport, and specially designed components and software therefor | A |
| ML17 | Searchlight control units and specially designed components and software therefor | A |
| ML17 | Searchlights, power-controlled, designed for military use, and specially designed components and software therefor | A |
| ML17 | Self-contained diving and underwater swimming apparatus and specially designed components and software therefor, the following– | |
| 1 Closed and semi-closed circuit (rebreathing) apparatus | A | |
| 2 Specially designed components for use in the conversion of open circuit apparatus to military use | A | |
| 3 Articles exclusively designed for military use with self-contained diving and underwater swimming apparatus | A | |
| ML17 | Silencers and telescopic sights for firearms and specially designed components and software therefor | A |
| ML18 | Equipment specially designed for the design, examination, development, production, manufacture, testing and checking of goods specified in this Group and specially designed components and software therefor | A |
| ML19 | Environmental chambers capable of pressures below 10u2–u24 Torr, (0.133 microbar) except equipment fitted with industrial machinery not specified in this Schedule, and specially designed components therefor | A |
| ML20 | Cryogenic and superconductive equipment and specially designed components, accessories and software therefor, the following– | |
| 1 Equipment specially designed or configured for installation in a vehicle for military ground, marine, airborne or space applications and capable of operating while the vehicle is in motion and of producing or maintaining temperatures below 103 K (–170°C) | A | |
| 2 Superconductive electrical equipment (rotating machinery and transformers) designed for operation at temperatures below 103 K (–170°C) being equipment specially designed or configured for installation in a vehicle for military ground, marine, airborne or space applications and capable of operating while the vehicle is in motion, except direct-current hybrid homopolar generators having single-pole normal metal armatures which rotate in a magnetic field produced by superconducting windings, provided that such windings are the only superconducting component in the generator | A | |
| ML22 | Electrically triggered shutters of the carbon injection or photochromic function type having a shutter speed of less than 100 microseconds and specially designed components and software therefor, except shutters specially designed for high speed cameras | A |
| ML23 | Directed energy weapon systems and specially designed components and software therefor, the following– | |
| 1 Laser systems specially designed for the destruction or for effecting abortion of the mission of a target | A | |
| 2 Particle beam and microwave systems capable of the destruction or of effecting abortion of the mission of a target | A | |
| ML24 | Software not elsewhere specified, the following– | |
| 1 Software specially designed for the modelling, simulation or evaluation of military weapons systems | A | |
| 2 Software for determining the effects of conventional, nuclear, chemical or biological warfare weapons | A | |
| — | Security and para-military police equipment, the following– | |
| 1 Acoustic devices represented by the manufacturers or suppliers thereof as suitable for riot control purposes, and specialised components therefor | A | |
| 2 Anti-riot shields and components therefor | A | |
| 3 Leg-irons, shackles (excluding handcuffs) and gangchains, specially designed for restraining human beings | A | |
| 4 Portable anti-riot devices for administering an electric shock or an incapacitating substance, and specialised components therefor | A | |
| 5 Water cannon and components therefor | A |
GROUP 2 — ATOMIC ENERGY MINERALS AND MATERIALS, AND NUCLEAR FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES
Note 1:Goods specified in the heads of this Group may also be specified in Group 3 of this Part of this Schedule.
Note 2:The definitions applying to crude or semi-fabricated forms are those given under Group 3H.
GROUP 2A — Atomic Energy Minerals and Materials
| A1, A13 | Nuclear materials, the following– | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Special and other fissile materials, the following– a plutonium, all istopes, alloys, compounds and any material containing any of the foregoing | A | |
| b uranium 233, uranium enriched in the isotopes 235 or 233, alloys, compounds and any material containing any of the foregoing | A | |
| c americium –242m, curium –245 and –247, and californium –249 and –251, and any material containing the foregoing | A | |
| In this entry “Uranium enriched in the isotopes 235 or 233” is defined as uranium containing the isotopes 235 or 233, or both, in an amount such that the abundance ratio of the sum of these isotopes to the isotope 238 is more than the ratio of the isotope 235 to the isotope 238 occurring in nature. | ||
| A2 | Source material, the following– | |
| Natural and depleted uranium, in any form, or incorporated in any substance in which the concentration of uranium exceeds 0.05% | A | |
| Note “Natural uranium” is defined as uranium containing the mixtures of isotopes occurring in nature; “Depleted uranium” is defined as uranium depleted in the isotope 235 below that occurring in nature. | ||
| — | Source material, the following– | |
| Thorium, in any form, or incorporated in any substance in which the concentration of thorium exceeds 0.05% | A | |
| A3 | Deuterium, heavy water, deuterated paraffins and other organic and inorganic compounds, mixtures and solutions containing deuterium, in which the isotopic ratio of deuterium to hydrogen exceeds 1:5,000 | A |
| A4 | Zirconium in which the ratio of hafnium content to zirconium content is less than one part to five hundred parts by weight, the following– | |
| 1 Zirconium and alloys containing more than 50% zirconium, in crude or semi-fabricated forms | A | |
| 2 Zirconium compounds, except zirconium oxide thermally stabilised with calcium oxide or magnesium oxide or both | A | |
| 3 Manufactures wholly of any of the foregoing | A | |
| A5 | Nickel powder having a nickel content of 99% or more and a mean particle size of less than 100 micrometers, whether compacted or not | A |
| A6 | Graphite, nuclear grade, having a purity level less than 5 parts per million boron equivalent and with a density greater than 1.5 g/cmu23 | A |
| A7 | Lithium, the following– | |
| 1 Lithium and alloys containing 50% or more of lithium, in crude or semi-fabricated forms | A | |
| 2 Lithium and alloys, mixtures, concentrates and compounds, containing lithium enriched in the lithium-6 isotope | A | |
| 3 Hydrides in which lithium, whether normal, depleted or enriched in the lithium-6 isotope, is compounded with hydrogen or its isotopes or complexed with other metals or aluminium hydride | A | |
| 4 Substances not specified above containing lithium enriched in the lithium-6 isotope | A | |
| A8 | Hafnium, the following– | |
| 1 Hafnium and alloys containing more than 60% of hafnium, in crude or semi-fabricated forms | A | |
| 2 Hafnium compounds containing more than 60% of hafnium | A | |
| 3 Manufactures of any of the foregoing | A | |
| A9 | Beryllium, the following– | |
| 1 Beryllium and alloys containing more than 50% of beryllium, in crude or semi-fabricated forms | A | |
| 2 Beryllium compounds | A | |
| 3 Manufactures of any of the foregoing except metal windows for medical X-ray machines | A | |
| — | Fluorine | A |
| — | Chlorine trifluoride | A |
| A12 | Tritium, compounds and mixtures containing tritium, in which the ratio of tritium to hydrogen by atoms exceeds 1 part in 1,000, and products containing one or more of the foregoing | A |
| except 1 labelled compounds not exceeding 100 curies per shipment (In this entry “labelled compounds” means compounds in which one of the atoms is a different isotope from that found normally); | ||
| 2 luminous paint, self luminous products, gas and aerosol detectors, electron tubes, lightning or static electricity gradient meters, devices designed for the ionisation of air including static elimination devices, ion generating tubes, detector cells of gas chromatography devices, calibration standards, or apparatus and instruments not elsewhere specified in this Schedule incorporating such products or devices, provided that each product or device contains not more than 40 curies of tritium in any chemical or physical form; and | ||
| 3 compounds and mixtures of tritium, where the separation of the constituents cannot result in the evolution of an isotopic mixture of hydrogen in which the ratio of tritium to hydrogen by atoms exceeds 1 part in 1,000. | ||
| A13 | Neptunium 237 in any form for nuclear heat sources, | A |
| A14 | Specially designed or prepared materials for the separation of isotopes of natural uranium, and depleted uranium, and special and other fissile materials referred to in heads A1, A2 and A3 of this Group including specially designed chemical exchange resins | A |
| — | Specially designed or prepared materials for the separation of isotopes of thorium, including specially designed chemical exchange resins | A |
| (For isotopic separation plants, see the entry in Group 2B relating thereto). | ||
| — | Calcium containing both less than 100 parts per million by weight of impurities other than magnesium and less than 10 parts per million by weight of boron | A |
| — | Alloys containing a higher percentage of magnesium than of any other element and 10% or more of lithium | A |
GROUP 2B — Nuclear Facilities, Equipment and Appliances
| B1 | Plants for the separation of isotopes of source material and special and other fissile materials, and specially designed or prepared equipment and components therefor, including– | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Valves wholly made of or lined with nickel, nickel alloy, phosphor bronze, stainless steel, aluminium or aluminium alloy, corrosion resistant to uranium hexafluoride (UFd26) or hydrogen fluoride (HF), 0.5 cm or greater in diameter with bellows seal | A | |
| 2 Units capable of separating isotopes of natural uranium, depleted uranium and special or other fissile materials, such as– | ||
| a Gas centrifuges | A | |
| b Jet nozzle separation units | A | |
| c Vortex separation units | A | |
| d Laser isotopic separation units | A | |
| e Chemical exchange separation units | A | |
| f Electromagnetic separation units | A | |
| g Plasma separation units | A | |
| h Gaseous diffusion separation units | A | |
| 3 Blowers and compressors (turbo, centrifugal and axial flow types) wholly made of or lined with nickel, nickel alloy, phosphor bronze, stainless steel, aluminium or aluminium alloy, corrosion resistant to uranium hexafluoride (UFd26) or hydrogen fluoride (HF) and having a capacity of 1,700 litres (1.7 mu23) per minute or greater, including compressor seals, except blowers and compressors not so defined | A | |
| 4 Heat exchangers made of aluminium, copper, nickel or nickel alloys, separately or together, and heat exchangers incorporating tubing clad with aluminium, copper, nickel or nickel alloys, separately or together, and in which the other parts are made wholly of the foregoing metals, separately or together, designed to operate at sub-atmospheric pressure with a leak rate of less than 10 pascal (0.1 millibar) per hour under a pressure differential of 10u25 pascal (1 bar) except heat exchangers not so defined | A | |
| 5 Gaseous diffusion barriers | A | |
| 6 Gaseous diffuser housings | A | |
| For specially designed or prepared materials for the separation of isotopes, see the entry in Group 2A relating thereto. | ||
| B2 | Plants for the reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuel and equipment and components specially designed or prepared therefor, or capable of being adapted for use therein, including– | A |
| 1 Fuel element chopping or shredding machines | A | |
| 2 Criticality safe tanks (e.g. small diameter, annular or slab tanks) | A | |
| 3 Countercurrent solvent extractors and ion exchange processing equipment | A | |
| 4 Process control equipment or instrumentation specially designed or prepared for monitoring or controlling the reprocessing or irradiated source and special and other fissile materials | A | |
| (For process control equipment for lithium, see the entry in this Group relating thereto.) | ||
| B3 | Nuclear reactors, i.e. reactors capable of operation so as to maintain a controlled, self-sustaining fission chain reaction, and equipment and components specially designed or prepared for use in connection with a nuclear reactor, including– | |
| 1 Pressure vessels, i.e. metal or other vessels as complete units or as major shop-fabricated parts therefor | A | |
| 2 Fuel element handling equipment, including reactor fuel charging and discharging equipment | A | |
| 3 Control rods, including the neutron absorbing part and the support or suspension structures therefor, and control rod guide tubes | A | |
| 4 Electronic controls for controlling the power levels in nuclear reactors, including reactor control rod drive mechanisms and radiation detection and measuring instruments to determine neutron flux levels | A | |
| 5 Pressure tubes | A | |
| 6 Coolant pumps | A | |
| 7 Internals specially designed or prepared for the operation of a nuclear reactor, including core support structures, thermal shields, baffles, core gridplates, diffuser plates | A | |
| 8 Heat exchangers | A | |
| B4 | Plants specially designed for the fabrication of nuclear reactor fuel elements and specially designed equipment therefor | A |
| B5 | Plants for the production or concentration of heavy water, deuterium, or deuterium compounds, and specially designed or prepared equipment and components therefor | A |
| B6 | Plants for the production of uranium hexafluoride (UFd26) and specially designed or prepared equipment (including UFd26 purification equipment) and components therefor | A |
| C1 | Neutron generator systems, including tubes, designed for operation without an external vacuum system and utilising electrostatic acceleration to induce a tritium-deuterium nuclear reaction | A |
| C2 | Power generating or propulsion equipment specially designed or adapted for use with military, space, marine or mobile nuclear reactors | A |
| C3 | Electrolytic cells for the production of fluorine, with a production capacity greater than 250 g of fluorine per hour | A |
| C4 | Equipment specially designed for the separation of isotopes of lithium | A |
| (For plants for the separation of isotopes other than lithium, see the entry for such plants in this Group.) | ||
| C5 | Equipment specially designed for the production or recovery of tritium | A |
| C6 | Frequency changers (converters or inverters) capable of a multi-phase electrical output of between 600–2,000 Hz and specially designed components therefor for use in gas centrifuge plants | A |
| — | Equipment specially designed for the manufacture or assembly of gas centrifuges capable of the enrichment or separation of isotopes and specially designed parts, components and equipment therefor | A |
| (For gas centrifuge plants, see the entry for plants for separation of isotopes in this Group.) | ||
| — | Mass spectrometers and mass spectrometer sources designed for measuring the isotopic composition of uranium hexafluoride (UFd26) gas, uranium and uranyl compounds | A |
| — | Pressure gauges capable of measuring pressures to 100 Torr (13332.2 newtons per square metre) or less having sensing elements of nickel, nickel alloy, phosphor bronze, stainless steel, aluminium or aluminium alloy, corrosion resistant to uranium hexafluoride (UFd26) or hydrogen fluoride (HF); and such sensing elements. | A |
| — | Process control equipment or instrumentation specially designed or prepared for monitoring or controlling the reprocessing of irradiated lithium | A |
GROUP 3 — STRATEGIC GOODS NOT SPECIFIED IN GROUPS 1 AND 2
GROUP 3A — Metal Working Machinery and Associated Equipment
| IL1075 | Machines, spin-forming and flow-forming, specially designed or adapted for use with numerical or computer controls and specially designed components and software therefor | A |
|---|---|---|
| IL1080 | Specially designed equipment, tooling and fixtures for the manufacture or measuring of gas turbine blades or vanes, the following– | |
| 1 Blade or vane aerofoil or root automatic measuring equipment | A | |
| 2 Precision vacuum investment coating equipment, including core-making equipment | A | |
| 3 Small-hole drilling equipment for producing holes having depths more than four times their diameter and less than 0.76 mm in diameter | A | |
| 4 Directional solidification casting equipment and directional recrystallisation equipment | A | |
| 5 Segmented cast blade or vane bonding equipment | A | |
| 6 Integral blade-and-disc casting equipment | A | |
| 7 Blade or vane casting equipment, except furnaces, molten-metal baths and iron-plating baths | A | |
| 8 Ceramic blade or vane moulding and finishing machines | A | |
| 9 Moulds, cores and tooling for the manufacture and finishing of– | ||
| a cast hollow turbine blades or vanes | A | |
| b turbine blades or vanes produced by powder compaction | A | |
| 10 Composite metal turbine blade or vane moulding and finishing machines | A | |
| 11 Inertial blade or vane welding machines | A | |
| 12 Specially designed components and accessories for the equipment specified in heads (1) to (11) above (inclusive), and specially designed software for the use of the equipment, components and accessories | A | |
| (See also the entry in Group 4 relating to technology for the use of certain blade or vane machines not specified in this entry.) | ||
| IL1081 | Equipment, tools, dies, moulds and fixtures specially designed or modified for the manufacture or inspection of aircraft, airframe structures and aircraft fasteners, the following– | |
| 1 Equipment, tools, dies, moulds and fixtures for– | ||
| a hydraulic stretch-forming– | ||
| i of which the machine motions or forces are digitally controlled or controlled by electrical analogue devices; or | A | |
| ii which are capable of thermal-conditioning the workpiece | A | |
| b milling aircraft skins or spars | A | |
| 2 Tools, dies, moulds and fixtures for– | ||
| a diffusion bonding | A | |
| b superplastic forming | A | |
| c hot die forging | A | |
| d metal powder compaction by vacuum hot pressing, high pressure extrusion or isostatic pressing | A | |
| e direct-acting hydraulic pressing of aluminium alloys and titanium alloys | A | |
| f manufacturing, inspecting, inserting or securing specially designed high-strength aircraft fasteners | A | |
| 3 Specially designed components and accessories for the equipment, tools, dies, moulds or fixtures specified in heads (1) and (2) above, and specially designed software for the use of the equipment, components and accessories | A | |
| IL1086 | Equipment, tools, dies, moulds, fixtures and gauges specially designed or modified for the manufacture or inspection of aircraft and aircraft-derived gas turbine engines the following– | |
| 1 Equipment, tools, dies, moulds, fixtures and gauges for– | ||
| a automated production inspection | A | |
| b automated welding | A | |
| 2 Tools, dies, moulds, fixtures and gauges for– | ||
| a solid-state joining by inertial welding or thermal bonding | A | |
| b manufacture and inspection of high-performance gas turbine bearings | A | |
| c rolling specially configured rings such as nacelle rings | A | |
| d forming and finishing turbine discs | A | |
| 3 Compressor or turbine disc broaching machines | A | |
| 4 Specially designed components and accessories for the equipment, tools, dies, moulds, fixtures and gauges specified in heads (1) to (3) above (inclusive), and specially designed software for the use of the equipment, components and accessories | A | |
| IL1088 | Machines, gear making or gear finishing, the following– | |
| 1 Bevel gear making machines, the following– | ||
| a gear grinding machines (non-generating type) | A | |
| b other machines capable of the production of bevel gears having a diametral pitch finer than 48 (a module finer than 0.5 mm) and meeting a quality standard better than Admiralty Class I | A | |
| 2 Machines capable of the production of gears meeting a quality standard better than British Standard 436:190 Grade 2 | A | |
| IL1091 IL1093 | Machine tools and numerical control systems, the following– | |
| 1 Machine tools and dimensional inspection machines equipped or capable of being equipped with numerical control systems (as specified in head (2) below) | A | |
| except | ||
| a boring mills, milling machines and machining centres having all of the following characteristics– | ||
| i not more than three axes capable of simultaneously co-ordinated contouring motion or not more than three linear axes plus one rotary axis, but no tilting axis capable of simultaneously co-ordinated contouring motion; | ||
| ii maximum slide travel in any axis equal to or less than 3,000 mm; | ||
| iii spindle drive motor power of not more than 35 kW; | ||
| iv single working spindle; | ||
| v axial and radial axis motion measured at the spindle axis in one revolution of the spindle equal to or greater than D × 2 × 10u2–u25 mm TIR (peak to peak) where D is the spindle diameter in millimetres; | ||
| vi incremental positioning accuracy equal to or greater (coarser) than .266 0.002 mm in any 200 mm of travel; and | ||
| vii overall positioning accuracy in any axis equal to or greater (coarser) than– | ||
| a .266 0.01 mm for machines with total length of axis travel of not greater than 300 mm; | ||
| b .266 (0.01 + (0.0025/300 × (L-300))) mm for machines with a total length of axis travel of greater than 300 mm and not greater than 3,300 mm; | ||
| c .266 0.035 mm for machines with a total length of axis travel greater than 3,300 mm; | ||
| b machine tools, other than those specified in sub-head (a) above and dimensional inspection machines having both of the following characteristics– | ||
| i radial-axis motion measured at the spindle axis equal to or greater than 0.0008 mm TIR (peak to peak) in one revolution of the spindle (for lathes, turning machines, contour grinding machines and similar machinery); and | ||
| ii meeting the requirements specified in sub-heads (a)(i), (vi) and (vii) above. | ||
| c dimensional inspection machines, having all of the following characteristics– | ||
| i a linear positioning accuracy equal to or less than– | ||
| a .266 (3 + L/300) micrometre for L shorter than or equal to 3,300 mm; | ||
| b .266 14 micrometre for L longer than 3,300 mm; | ||
| ii a rotary accuracy of equal to or less than 5 seconds in every 90 degrees;and | ||
| iii meeting the requirements of (a)(i) above; | ||
| (Note also the entry in Group 3D relating to machine tools for generating optical quality surfaces.) | ||
| 2 Units for numerically controlling simultaneously co-ordinated (contouring and continuous path) movements of machines in two or more axes | A | |
| except those having all of the following characteristics– | ||
| a no more than two contouring interpolating axes capable of simultaneous co-ordination; | ||
| b minimum programmable increment equal to or greater than 0.001 mm; | ||
| c interfaces limited as follows– | ||
| i no integral interface designed to meet ANSI/IEEE standard 488–1978, IEC publication 625–1, or any equivalent standard; | ||
| ii no more than two interfaces meeting EIA standard RS–232–C or any equivalent standard; | ||
| d on-line (real-time) modification of the tool path, feed rate and spindle data limited to the following– | ||
| i cutter diameter compensation normal to the centreline path; | ||
| ii automatic acceleration and deceleration for starting, cornering and stopping; | ||
| iii axis transducer compensation including lead screw pitch compensation; | ||
| iv constant surface speed with or without limits; | ||
| v spindle growth compensation; | ||
| vi manual feed rate and spindle speed override; | ||
| vii fixed and repetitive cycles; | ||
| viii tool and fixture offset; | ||
| ix part programme tape editing, excluding source programme language and centreline location data (CLDATA); | ||
| x tool length compensation; | ||
| xi part programme storage; | ||
| xii variable pitch threading; | ||
| xiii inch/metric conversion; and | ||
| xiv feed rate override based on spark voltage for electrical discharge machines; | ||
| e word size not greater than 16 bits (excluding parity bit(s)); | ||
| f software/firmware, including that of any programmable unit or device furnished, not exceeding the control unit functions specified in sub-heads (a) to (e) above (inclusive) and restricted as follows– | ||
| i furnishing only the following application programmes, capable of execution without further compilation, assembly, interpretation or processing (other than control unit parameter initialisation) and memory storage loading, and each supplied as an entity and not in modular form– | ||
| a an operating programme allowing the unit to perform its normal functions; | ||
| b one or more diagnostic programmes to verify control or machine performance and permit localisation of hardware malfunctions; | ||
| c a translator programme enabling the end user to programme the control-to-machine interface; | ||
| ii programme documentation for application programmes not containing the following– | ||
| a listing of programme instructions, other than that necessary for diagnostics for routine hardware maintenance; | ||
| b description of programme organisation or function beyond that required for programme use and for maintenance of hardware with which the programmes operate; | ||
| c flow charts, logic diagrams or the algorithms employed, other than those necessary for use of diagnostics for routine hardware maintenance; | ||
| d any reference to specific memory storage locations, other than those necessary for diagnostics for routine hardware maintenance; | ||
| e any other information about the design or function of the software which could assist in the analysis or modification of all or part of it. | ||
| 3 Direct numerical control systems (DNC) consisting of a dedicated stored-programme computer acting as a host computer and controlling, on-line or off-line, one or more of the numerically controlled machine tools or inspection machines specified in head (1) above, related software therefor and interface and communication equipment for data transfer between the host computer memory, the interpolation functions and the numerically controlled machine tools | A | |
| 4 Spindle assemblies, consisting of spindles and bearings as a minimal assembly, except those assemblies with axial and radial axis motion measured along the spindle axis in one revolution of the spindle equal to or greater (coarser) than the following | A | |
| a 0.0008 mm TIR (peak-to-peak) for lathes and turning machines; or | ||
| b D × 2 × 10u2–u25 mm TIR (peak-to-peak) where D is the spindle diameter in millimetres, for milling machines, boring mills, jig grinders and machining centres. | ||
| 5 Lead screws, including ball nut screws, except those having all of the following characteristics | A | |
| a accuracy equal to or greater (coarser) than 0.004 mm/300 mm; | ||
| b overall accuracy equal to or greater (coarser) than (0.0025 + 5 × 10u2–u26 × L) mm where L is the effective length in millimetres of the screw; and | ||
| c concentricity of the centre line of the journal bearing surface and the centre line of the major diameter of the screw equal to or greater (coarser) than 0.005 mm TIR (peak-to-peak) at a distance of 3 times the diameter of the screw or less from the journal bearing surface. | ||
| 6 Linear and rotary position feedback units including inductive type devices, graduated scales and laser systems | A | |
| except | ||
| a linear type units having an accuracy equal to or greater (coarser) than (0.0004 + 13 × 10u2–u26 × L) mm for L equal to or less than 100 mm and (0.0015 + 2 × 10u2–u26 × L) mm for L greater than 100 mm, where L is the effective length in millimetres of the linear measurement; and | ||
| b rotary types having an accuracy equal to or greater (coarser) than 2 seconds of arc. | ||
| 7 Linear induction motors, used as drives for slides, having all of the following characteristics: | A | |
| a stroke greater than 200 mm; | ||
| b nominal force rating greater than 45 N; and | ||
| c minimum controlled incremental movement less than 0.001 mm. | ||
| 8 Specially designed sub-assemblies and software capable of upgrading the capabilities of numerical control units and machine tools so that they fall within the descriptions in heads (1) to (3) above (inclusive) | A | |
| — | Machines, internal grinding (except hand-held drills) of the kind incorporating or specially designed for the utilisation of grinding heads designed or rated for operation at speeds in excess of 120,000 revolutions per minute | A |
GROUP 3B
Note. Goods specified in the heads of this Group may also be specified in Group 2 of this Part of this Schedule.
| IL1110,IL1145 | Chemical plant and equipment, the following– | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Equipment for the production of liquid fluorine, and specially designed components therefor | A | |
| 2 Containers, jacketed only, specially designed for the storage and/or transportation of liquid fluorine | A | |
| IL1129,IL1131 | Pumps, the following– | |
| 1 Vacuum pump systems and specially designed components, controls and accessories therefor, the following– | ||
| a cryopump systems in which the circulation of cooled or liquefied gas is used to achieve a vacuum, static or dynamic, by lowering the temperature of the environment, designed to operate at temperatures lower than –200°C measured at atmospheric pressure | A | |
| b vacuum pump systems capable of evacuating a chamber of volume greater than 1 litre to pressures below 10u2–u28 Torr (1.3 x 10u2–u26 Pascals) while the temperature in the chamber is maintained above 800°C | A | |
| 2 Other pumps having either of the following characteristics: | ||
| a designed to move molten metals by electromagnetic forces; or | A | |
| b all flow contact surfaces made of materials containing 90% or more, separately or combined, of tantalum, titanium or zirconium, except materials containing more than 97%, but less than 99.7%, titanium | A | |
| IL1133 | Pipe valves, cocks and pressure regulators, having all flow contact surfaces made of materials containing 90% or more, separately or combined, of tantalum, titanium or zirconium, except materials containing more than 97%, but less than 99.7% titanium | A |
| IL1142 | Tubing, the following– | |
| 1 Unreinforced, heat-shrinkable tubing having an inner diameter of less than 28.57 mm, before shrinkage, and made of, lined with or covered with any of the substances included in sub-head (2)(c) below | A | |
| 2 Reinforced tubing designed for operating pressures of 210.92 kg/cmu22 or greater, whether or not specially processed to make flow surfaces electrically conductive and made of, lined with or covered with any of the substances included in sub-heads (a), (b) or (c) below; and connectors fittings therefore: | A | |
| a coagulated dispersion grades of polytetrafluoroethylene; | ||
| b copolymers of tetrafluoroethylene and hexafluoropropylene; | ||
| c copolymers and terpolymers composed of any combination of the monomers tetrafluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoroethylene, vinylidene fluoride, hexafluoropropylene and bromotrifluoroethylene, except the copolymers of tetrafluoroethylene and hexafluropropylene. |
GROUP 3C — Electrical and Power-Generating Equipment
| IL1203 | Furnaces, electric, the following– | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Consumable electrode vacuum arc furnaces with a capacity in excess of 20,000 Kg | A | |
| 2 Skull type vacuum arc furnaces | A | |
| 3 Vacuum induction furnaces with a capacity greater than 2, 275 kg designed to operate at pressures lower than 6.67 Pa (0.0667 mbar) at temperatures higher than 1, 373 K (1,100°C) from which molten metal may be poured into a mould within the same vacuum chamber without breaking the vacuum | A | |
| 4 Induction furnaces having both of the following characteristcs: | A | |
| a a diameter inside the induction coil of 155 mm or greater; and | ||
| b designed to heat a workpiece with a diameter of 130 mm or more to a temperature greater than 2,273 K (2,000°C). | ||
| 5 Specially designed components and controls for the furnaces specified in heads (1) to (4) above (inclusive) and specially designed software for the use of such furnaces, components or controls | A | |
| except susceptors made of graphite not elsewhere specified. | ||
| (Note exception (1) in the entry in Group 3D relating to equipment specially designed for the production of certain nickel-cobalt-or iron-base alloys.) | ||
| IL1205 | Electro-chemical, semiconductor and radioactive devices for the direct conversion of chemical, solar or nuclear energy to electrical energy, the following– | |
| 1 Electro-chemical devices of the following types– | ||
| a fuel cells operating at temperatures of 523 K (250°C) or lower, including regenerative cells which generate electric power from consumable components all of which are supplied from outside the cell | A | |
| except, save in respect of technological documents relating thereto, those with a maximum output power of more than 10 kW which use gaseous pure hydrogen and oxygen/air reactants, alkaline electrolyte and a catalyst support by carbon either pressed on a metal mesh electrode or attached to a conducting porous plastic. | ||
| b primary cells and batteries having any of the following characteristics– | ||
| i reserve (water, electrolyte or thermally activated) batteries possessing a means of activation and having a rated unactivated store life of 3 years or more at an ambient temperature of 297 K (24°C) | A | |
| ii utilizing lithium or calcium (including alloys in which lithium and calcium are constituents) as electrodes and having an energy density at a discharge current equal to C/24 hours (where C is the nominal capacity at 297 K (24°C) in ampere hours) greater than 250 watt-hours per Kg at 297 K (24°C) and greater than 80 watt-hours per Kg at 244 K (–29°C) | A | |
| iii using an air electrode with either lithium or aluminium counter-electrodes and having a power output of 5 Kw or more or an energy output of 5 Kw hours or more | A | |
| except, save in respect of technological documents relating thereto, those specially designed for consumer applications in watches, pacemakers, calculators and hearing aids. | ||
| c secondary (rechargeable) cells and batteries having any of the following characteristics after more than 20 charge/discharge cycles at a discharge current equal to C/5 hours (C being the nominal capacity in ampere hours)– | ||
| i utilizing nickel and hydrogen as the active constituents and having an energy density of 55 watt-hours per kg (25 watt-hours per lb) or more at 297 K (24°C) | A | |
| ii utilizing lithium or sodium as electrodes or reactants and having an energy density of 55 watt-hours per kg (25 watt-hours per lb) or more at the rated operating temperature | A | |
| d molten salt electrolyte cells and batteries which normally operate at temperatures of 773 K (500°C) or lower | A | |
| 2 Photo-voltaic cells, the following– | ||
| a types with a power output of 14 mW or more per sq cm under 100 mW per sq cm tungsten 2,800 K (2,527°C) illumination | A | |
| b gallium arsenide type cells, except those having a power output of less than 4 mW per sq cm under 100 mW per sq cm tungsten 2,800 K (2,527°C) illumination | A | |
| c types with a power output of 450 mW or more per sq cm under 10 W per sq cm silicon carbide at 1,750 K (1,477°C) illumination | A | |
| d electro-magnetic (including laser) and ionised particle radiation resistant types | A | |
| 3 Power sources based on radioactive materials systems, other than nuclear reactors | A | |
| except | ||
| a those having an output power of less than 0.5 W and a total weight (force) of more than 890 N (90.7 kg); | ||
| b those having an output of 0.5 W or more and an overall efficiency of 6% or less, save in respect of technological documents relating thereto; | ||
| c those specially designed and developed for medical use within the human body. | ||
| 4 Specially designed components for the equipment specified in heads (1) and (2) above | A | |
| In this entry– | ||
| “energy density” is the product of the average power in watts and the duration of the discharge in hours to 80% of the open circuit voltage divided by the total mass of the cell or battery in kilograms; | ||
| “overall efficiency” is the value obtained by dividing the electrical output in watts by the thermal input in watts. This efficiency is to be measured at the beginning of life of the equipment; and | ||
| the limit of 523 K relates to the fuel cells alone and not to the fuel conditioning equipment whether it is integrated with or ancillary to such cells. | ||
| IL1206 | Electric arc devices and equipment, the following– | |
| 1 Electric arc devices generating a flow of ionised gas in which the arc column is constricted | A | |
| except | ||
| a devices of less than 235 kW arc power for cutting or; | ||
| b devices of less than 100 kW arc power for welding, melting, plating or spraying. | ||
| 2 Equipment incorporating electric arc devices with a constricted arc column and capable of movement in programmable incremental steps of less than 0.01 mm. | A | |
| 3 Components, accessories, and control or test equipment specially designed for the devices specified in head (1) above, and specially designed software for the use of such devices, equipment, components, accessories or control or test equipment | A | |
| except plasma torches for industrial gas heating having a non-constricted arc column with an operating pressure of 1 to 15 bar inclusive. |
GROUP 3D — General Industrial Equipment
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