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§ 120.15

Exemptions

ITAR · Part 120 · Subpart B

ITAR exemptions are privileges, not rights. They are scattered across Parts 123, 124, 125, and 126. An exemption never applies to a 126.1-proscribed destination or person except where a specific exemption text says it does (notably limited slices of §§ 123.17, 126.4, 126.6, and 126.18). Using an exemption still requires registration in most cases, recordkeeping, and often a DDTC or CBP notation.

Read the exemption’s destination, nationality, item, and paperwork limits. They are narrower than they look.
AUKUS (§ 126.7), Canada (§ 126.5), and the Australia/UK treaties (§§ 126.16–126.17) are the high-volume structured exemptions.
FR 2026-19161 revises § 120.15(c): exemptions do not apply to defense article and defense service exports, reexports, retransfers to, or temporary imports from, any proscribed countries, areas, or persons identified in § 126.1, except as provided in § 126.1.

eCFR (primary) · § 120.15 LII (secondary, unofficial)

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§ 123.16 § 123.17 § 124.2 § 125.4 § 126.4 § 126.5 § 126.6 § 126.7 § 126.16 § 126.17 § 126.18 § 126.1