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ITAR EAR DFARS CLEARANCE IMPORTS OFAC

ITAR EAR DFARS CLEARANCE IMPORTS OFAC

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120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130

Part 120

Purpose and Definitions

ITAR

Part 120 is the spine of ITAR. Subpart A states who holds the authority and how the USML is designated. Subpart B sets the policies that every license, agreement, and exemption must run through. Subpart C is the controlling vocabulary — defense article, defense service, technical data, export, U.S. person — against which Parts 121–130 are read.

Reorganized in 2022 (87 FR 16396, effective Sept. 6, 2022) into three subparts so definitions and general policies sit in one place.
A research, licensing, or CJ question almost always starts here, not in the USML itself.

eCFR (primary) · Part 120

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Navigational aid — not legal advice. USML first (§ 120.11). Always open the live eCFR.

178 sections · 21 USML categories · 24 destinations · 1126 routes

eCFR Subchapter M DDTC ITAR