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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.
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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

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