The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Amendments to Category 1 - Special Materials and Related Equipment

9.—(1) The section headed Category 1 - Special Materials and Related Equipment is amended as follows.

(2) In the section headed 1A Systems, Equipment and Components—

(a)in Note 2 to entry 1A002, after “semi-finished items” omit “,”;

(b)in the Technical Note to entry 1A007.b., for “vaporization” substitute “vaporisation”;

(c)at the end of entry 1A008.a.2., insert—

“Technical Note:

For the purposes of 1A008.a., ‘shaped charges’ are explosive charges shaped to focus the effects of the explosive blast.”;

(d)in entry 1A008.d., omit the Technical Note;

(e)in entry 1A202—

(i)after “form of” insert “thin-walled”;

(ii)for “both” substitute “all”;

(f)in entry 1A202.a.—

(i)for “400” substitute “650”;

(ii)at the end, omit “and”;

(g)in entry 1A202—

(i) after paragraph a insert—

(ii)renumber as paragraph c the paragraph starting with the words “Made with any”;

(h)in entry 1A225—

(i)for “Platinized” substitute “Wet-proofed platinised”;

(ii)after “tritium from” omit “heavy”;

(iii)after “the production” insert “or upgrading”;

(iv)at the end, insert—

“Technical Note:

In heavy water moderated reactors, upgraders maintain the heavy water concentration in the reactor core. Wet-proofed platinised catalysts can also be used to upgrade heavy water.”.

(3) In the section headed 1B Test, Inspection and Production Equipment—

(a)in entry 1B001.e., for “prepegs” substitute “prepregs”;

(b)in the Technical Notes to entry 1B001.g.—

(i)after the heading “Technical Notes:”, on a new line insert “For the purposes of 1B001.:”;

(ii)in paragraph 1—

(aa)for “For the purposes of 1B001, ‘primary” substitute “‘Primary”;

(bb)for “the position” substitute “is the positioning”;

(iii)in paragraph 2, for “For the purposes of 1B001, a” substitute “ A”;

(c)in entry 1B228.a., for “temperatures of 35 K (-238°C) or less” substitute “temperatures in the range of 15 K (-258°C) to 35 K (-238°C)”;

(d)in entry 1B228.b., for “of 0,5 to 5 MPa” substitute “in the range of 0,1 MPa to 1 MPa”;

(e)for entry 1B228.c.1., substitute “Austenitic stainless steel; or”;

(f)in entry 1B228.c.2.—

(i)for “Equivalent materials” substitute “‘Equivalent materials’”;

(ii)after “hydrogen (H2)-compatible” insert “between 15 K (-258°C) and 35 K (-238°C)”;

(g)for the Technical Note to entry 1B228, substitute—

(4) In the section headed 1C Materials—

(a)in paragraph a of the Technical Note in entry 1C, at the beginning, after “i.e.” omit “:”;

(b)in the Note to entry 1C001.b., after “materials” omit “,”;

(c)in entry 1C002.c.1.a.—

(i)after “i.e.” insert “,”;

(ii)at the end, insert—

“Note:

1C002.c.1.a. includes nickel alloys qualified for aero, aero-derivative, industrial or marine gas turbine engines.”;

(d)in entry 1C002.c.2.g., omit “or”;

(e)in entry 1C002.c.2.h. for “and” substitute “or”;

(f)after entry 1C002.c.2.h., insert—

(g) in the Technical Notes at the end of entry 1C002, for paragraph 10, substitute—

“10.

‘Ultrasonic atomisation’ is a process to reduce a molten stream of metal alloy to droplets of 500 μm diameter or less by ultrasonic vibration.

11.

For the purposes of 1C002 Technical Notes, ‘solidify rapidly’ is a process involving the solidification of molten material at cooling rates exceeding 1 000 K/s.”;

(h)in entry 1C005.b.1., for “(-263,31°C)” substitute “(-263,3°C)”;

(i)in entry 1C005.b.2., for “(-268,96°C)” substitute “(-268,95°C)”;

(j)in entry 1C005.c., for “(-158,16°C)” substitute “(-158,15°C)”;

(k)in the Note to entry 1C010.b., in paragraph a.3., for “15 mm.” substitute “15 mm;”;

(l)in entry 1C010.e.2.c., for “phenolic resin;” substitute “phenolic resin.”;

(m)in Note 2 to entry 1C010.e., in paragraph a, for “following;” substitute “following:”;

(n)in the Technical Notes to entry 1C010.e.2., in paragraph 2, after “7028-07” omit “,”;

(o)at the end of entry 1C011.d., for “.” substitute “;”;

(p)in the N.B. at the end of entry 1C011—

(i)for “See also Military Goods Controls for” substitute “For”;

(ii)after “military purposes”, insert “, see Military Goods Controls”;

(q)in Technical Note 1 to entry 1C116, in paragraph 1, for “nickel, very low carbon content” substitute “nickel content, carbon content of less than or equal to 0,03% by weight,”;

(r)in Note 3 to entry 1C350, for “.88 and .89” substitute “.88, .89 and .90”;

(s)in entry 1C351.d.1., for “toxins” substitute “neurotoxins”.