United States Munitions List

U.S. control lists correspond directly with the lists maintained by the various multinational export control regimes, but are augmented by unilateral controls when necessary to ensure national security and foreign policy imperatives. The three major lists of export-controlled items are the Commerce Control List (CCL), the United States Munitions List (USML), and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Controls (NRCC).

The U.S. Munitions List regulates defense articles and services. An article or service may be designated as a defense article or service if it:

   Is specifically designed, developed, configured, adapted or modified for a military application and 
       Does not have predominant civil applications, and
       Does not have performance equivalent (defined by form, fit, and function) to those of an article or service used for civil applications, or  
   Is specifically designed, developed, configured, adapted or modified for a military application, and has significant military or intelligence applicability such that control is necessary.  

NOTE: The intended use of the article or service after its export is not relevant in determining whether the article or service is controlled on the U.S. Munitions List.