Military and dual use lists

Control list structure: Military list

This is a summary only – for full details, please consult the UK strategic export control lists on the gov.uk website. 

• Category 1: Smooth Bore Weapons Small
• Category 2: Smooth Bore Weapons large
• Category 3: Ammunition and fuse setting devices
• Category 4: Bombs, torpedoes, rockets, missiles, other explosive devices
• Category 5: Fire control equipment and related alerting and warning equipment
• Category 6: Ground "vehicles" and components (military)
• Category 7: Chemical or biological toxic agents, toxic chemicals and mixtures containing such agents or  chemicals, "riot control agents", radioactive materials, related equipment, components
• Category 8: Energetic materials, and related substances
• Category 9: Vessels of war, special naval equipment, accessories, components and other surface  "vessels"
• Category 10: Aircraft, "lighter-than-air vehicles", unmanned aerial vehicles, aero-engines and "aircraft"  equipment, related goods, and components
• Category 11: Electronic equipment, not specified elsewhere in this Schedule, as follows, and specially  designed components therefor: a. Electronic equipment specially designed or modified for military use; b. Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) jamming equipment
• Category 12: High Velocity Kinetic Energy Weapon (KEW) systems and related equipment
• Category 13: Armoured or protective goods and constructions, as follows, and specially designed  components therefor
• Category 14: Specialised equipment for military training or for simulating military scenarios, simulators  specially designed for training in the "use" of any firearm or weapon specified in ML1 or  ML2
• Category 15: Imaging or countermeasure equipment, as follows, specially designed for military use, and  specially designed components and accessories
• Category 16: Forgings, castings and other unfinished "goods", specially designed for any of the "goods"  specified in ML1 to ML4, ML6, ML9, ML10, ML12 or ML19
• Category 17: Miscellaneous goods, material and 'libraries'=, and specially designed components therefor
• Category 18: Production equipment and components as follows: a. Specially designed or modified production equipment for the "production" of goods specified in this Schedule, and specially designed components therefore. b. Specially designed environmental test facilities and specially designed equipment  therefore, for the certification, qualification or testing of goods specified in this Schedule.
• Category 19: Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) systems, related or countermeasure equipment and test  models, as follows, and specially designed components
• Category 20: Cryogenic and "superconductive" equipment, and specially designed components and  accessories therefor
• Category 21: Software specifically designed or modified for the development production or use of other  controlled technology
• Category 22: Technology, other than "technology" specified in ML22.b., which is "required" for the  "development", "production" or "use" of goods or "software" specified in this Schedule

Each category has five subcategories:

• A: Systems, equipment, and components
• B: Test, inspection, and production equipment
• C: Materials
• D: Software
• E: Technology (information) relating to A–C

Control list structure: Dual list 

This is a summary only – for full details, please consult the UK strategic export control lists on the gov.uk website. 

The Dual Use List is split into nine categories (detailed below) and importantly, includes not only  physical goods, but also software and technology.

• Category 0: Nuclear Materials,  Facilities & Equipment - Controls nuclear technologies which are specifically  designed for a nuclear end use. Note: licences are typically  required for transfers within the EU
• Category 1: Special Materials (inc chemicals, micro-organisms, toxins) and  Related Equipment - Controls high specification dual-use materials, such as  alloys, composites, and similar; and chemical weapon  precursors and toxins, many of which require licences for transfers within the EU
• Category 2: Materials Processing - Deals with a wide variety of advanced manufacturing  equipment, including high-accuracy multi-axis machine  tools
• Category 3: Electronics  - Controls advanced electronic components with military,  space, or nuclear applications
• Category 4: Computers -  Controls high-performance and high-accuracy computers
• Category 5: Telecommunications  and Information Security - Controls communications and information security  equipment, including some commercial grades of  encryption
• Category 6: Sensors and Lasers - Controls a wide range of sensors with military application,  including for use in space and a variety of lasers
• Category 7: Navigation & Avionics  - Controls equipment that can be used for military navigation,  including shock-proof gyros and accelerometers etc.
• Category 8: Marine - Controls underwater equipment
• Category 9: Aerospace and Propulsion - Controls space and aerospace technology

Each category has five subcategories:

• A: Systems, equipment, and components
• B: Test, inspection, and production equipment
• C: Materials
• D: Software
• E: Technology (information) relating to A–C

Key definitions

• Technology: information necessary for the development, production or use of goods or software (e.g. blueprints, source code, research data, manuals).
• Development: all stages before production (e.g. design research, prototypes, pilot production).
• Production: manufacturing, integration, testing, quality assurance.
• Use: operation, installation, maintenance, checking, repair, overhaul, refurbishing.