[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR738.3]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
  CHAPTER VII--BUREAU OF EXPORT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 738--COMMERCE CONTROL LIST OVERVIEW AND THE COUNTRY CHART--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 738.3  Commerce Country Chart structure.

    (a) Scope. The Commerce Country Chart (Country Chart) allows you to 
determine, based on the Reason(s) for Control associated with your item, 
if you need a license to export or reexport your item to a particular 
destination. There are only two instances where the chart cannot be used 
for this purpose:
    (1) Items controlled for short supply reasons. Due to the unique 
nature of these controls, entries controlled for Short Supply reasons 
will send you directly to part 754 of the EAR. Part 754 of the EAR is 
self-contained and includes information on licensing requirements, 
licensing policies, and all available License Exceptions, for items 
controlled for Short Supply reasons.
    (2) Unique entries. The following are unique entries where you do 
not need to consult the Country Chart to determine whether a license is 
required.
    (i) ECCNs 0A983 and 5A980. A license is required for all 
destinations of items controlled under these entries. No License 
Exceptions apply. If your item is controlled by 0A983 or 5A980 you 
should proceed directly to part 748 of the EAR for license application 
instructions and Sec. 742.11 or Sec. 742.13 of the EAR for information 
on the licensing policy relevant to these types of applications.
    (ii) ECCNs 0A982, 0A985, 0A988, 0A989, 0A999, 0B986, 0B999, 0D999, 
0E982, 1A999, 1B999, 1C355, 1C995, 1C998, 1C999, 1D999, 2A994, 2A999, 
2B999, 2D994, 2E994, 3A999, and 6A999. A license is required for items 
controlled under these entries only to the specific countries identified 
within each entry.
    (b) Countries. The first column of the Country Chart lists all 
countries in alphabetical order. There are a number of destinations that 
are not listed in the Country Chart contained in Supplement No. 1 to 
part 738. If your destination is not listed on the Country Chart and 
such destination is a territory, possession, or department of a country 
included on the Country Chart, the EAR accords your destination the same 
licensing treatment as the country of which it is a territory, 
possession, or department. For example, if your destination is the 
Cayman Islands, a dependent territory of the United Kingdom, consult the 
United Kingdom on the Country Chart for licensing requirements.
    (c) Columns. Stretching out to the right are horizontal headers 
identifying the various Reasons for Control. Under each Reason for 
Control header are diagonal column identifiers capping individual 
columns. Each column identifier consists of the two letter Reason for 
Control and a column number. (e.g., CB Column 1). The column identifiers 
correspond to those listed in the ``Country Chart'' header within the 
``License Requirements'' section of each ECCN.

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    (d) Cells. The symbol ``X'' is used to denote licensing requirements 
on the Country Chart. If an ``X'' appears in a particular cell, 
transactions subject to that particular Reason for Control/Destination 
combination require a license. There is a direct correlation between the 
number of ``X''s applicable to your transaction and the number of 
licensing reviews your application will undergo.

[61 FR 12756, Mar. 25, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 42228, Aug. 7, 1998; 65 
FR 55178, Sept. 13, 2000]