The Export of Goods (Control) (Amendment No. 2) Order 1996

Technical Note:

ML8  In this entry, references in square brackets to Chemical Abstract Service (“CAS”) numbers are included for convenience only. Goods of which the description in this entry includes a CAS reference are specified in this entry whether or not they fall within that reference.

“Military explosives” and fuels, including propellants, and related substances, as follows:

a. Substances, as follows, and mixtures thereof:

1. Spherical aluminium powder [CAS 7429-90-5] with a particle size of 60 μm or less, manufactured from material with an aluminium content of 99% or more;

2. Metal fuels in particle form whether spherical, atomized, spheroidal, flaked or ground, manufactured from material consisting of 99% or more of any of the following:

a. Metals and mixtures thereof:

1. Beryllium [CAS 7440-41-7] in particle sizes of less than 60 μm;

2. Iron powder [CAS 7439-89-6] with particle size of 3 μm or less produced by reduction of iron oxide with hydrogen;

b. Mixtures, which contain any of the following:

1. Zirconium [CAS 7440-67-7], magnesium [CAS 7439-95-4] and alloys of these in particle sizes of less than 60 μm;

2. Boron [CAS 7440-42-8] or boron carbide [CAS 12069-32-8] fuels of 85% purity or higher and particle sizes of less than 60 μm;

3. Perchlorates, chlorates and chromates composited with powdered metal or other high energy fuel components;

4. Nitroguanidine (NQ) [CAS 556-88-7];

5. Compounds composed of fluorine and any of the following: other halogens, oxygen, nitrogen;

6. Carboranes; decaborane [CAS 17702-41-9]; pentaborane and derivatives thereof;

7. Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine [CAS 2691-41-0] (HMX); octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazine; 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraza-cyclooctane; (octogen, octogene);

8. Hexanitrostilbene (HNS) [CAS 20062-22-0];

9. Diaminotrinitrobenzene (DATB) [CAS 1630-08-6];

10. Triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB) [CAS 3058-38-6];

11. Triaminoguanidinenitrate (TAGN) [CAS 4000-16-2];

12. Titanium subhydride of stoichiometry TiH 0.65-1.68;

13. Dinitroglycoluril (DNGU, DINGU) [CAS 55510-04-8]; tetranitroglycoluril (TNGU, SORGUYL) [CAS 55510-03-7];

14. Tetranitrobenzotriazolobenzotriazole (TACOT) [CAS 25243-36-1];

15. Diaminohexanitrobiphenyl (DIPAM) [CAS 17215-44-0];

16. Picrylaminodinitropyridine (PYX) [CAS 38082-89-2];

17. 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO or ONTA) [CAS 932-64-9];

18. Hydrazine [CAS 302-01-2] in concentrations of 70% or more; hydrazine nitrate [CAS 37836-27-4]; hydrazine perchlorate [CAS 27978-54-7]; unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine [CAS 57-14-7]; monomethyl [CAS 60-34-4] hydrazine; symmetrical dimethyl hydrazine [CAS 540-73-8];

19. Ammonium perchlorate [CAS 7790-98-9];

20. Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) [CAS 121-82-4]; cyclonite; T4; hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine; 1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triaza-cyclohexane (hexogen, hexogene);

21. Hydroxylammonium nitrate (HAN) [CAS 13465-08-2]; hydroxylammonium perchlorate (HAP) [CAS 15588-62-2];

22. 2-(5-cyanotetrazolato) penta amine-cobalt (III) perchlorate (or CP) [CAS 70247-32-4];

23. cis-bis (5-nitrotetrazolato) tetra amine-cobalt (III) perchlorate (or BNCP);

24. 7-Amino-4,6-dinitrobenzofurazane-1-oxide (ADNBF) [CAS 97096-78-1]; amino dinitrobenzofuroxan;

25. 5,7-diamino-4,6-dinitrobenzofurazane-1-oxide (CAS 117907-74-1), (CL-14 or diamino dinitrobenzofuroxan);

26. 2,4,6-trinitro-2,4,6-triazacyclohexanone (K-6 or Keto-RDX) [CAS 115029-35-1];

27. 2,4,6,8-tetranitro-2,4,6,8-tetraazabicyclo [3,3,0]-octanone-3 [CAS 130256-72-3] (tetranitrosemiglycouril, K-55 or keto-bicyclic HMX);

28. 1,1,3-trinitroazetidine (TNAZ) [CAS 97645-24-4];

29. 1,4,5,8-tetranitro-1,4,5,8-tetraazadecalin (TNAD) [CAS 135877-16-6];

30. Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane [CAS 135285-90-4] (CL-20 or HNIW); and chlathrates of CL-20;

31. Polynitrocubanes with more than four nitro groups;

32. Ammonium dinitramide (ADN or SR 12) [CAS 140456-78-6];

33. Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine (tetryl) [CAS 479-45-8];

b. Explosives and propellants that meet the following performance parameters:

1. Any explosive with a detonation velocity exceeding 8,700 m/s or a detonation pressure exceeding 34 GPa (340 kbar);

2. Other organic explosives not listed in ML8. yielding detonation pressures of 25 GPa (250 kbar) or more that will remain stable at temperatures of 523 K (250°C) or higher for periods of 5 minutes or longer;

3. Any other United Nations (UN) Class 1.1 solid propellant not listed in ML8. with a theoretical specific impulse (under standard conditions) of more than 250 s for non-metallised, or more than 270 s for aluminised compositions;

4. Any UN Class 1.3 solid propellant with a theoretical specific impulse of more than 230 s for non-halogenised, 250 s for non-metallised and 266 s for metallised compositions;

5. Any other gun propellants not listed in ML8. having a force constant of more than 1,200 kJ/kg;

6. Any other explosive, propellant or pyrotechnic not listed in ML8. that can sustain a steady-state burning rate of more than 38 mm/s under standard conditions of 6.89 MPa (68.9 bar) pressure and 294 K (21°C); or

7. Elastomer modified cast double based propellants (EMCDB) with extensibility at maximum stress of more than 5% at 233 K ( – 40°C);

c. “Military pyrotechnics”;

d. Other substances as follows:

1. Aircraft fuels specially formulated for military purposes;

2. Military materials containing thickeners for hydrocarbon fuels specially formulated for use in flamethrowers or incendiary munitions, such as metal stearates or palmates (also known as octal) [CAS 637-12-7] and M1, M2, M3 thickeners;

3. Liquid oxidisers comprised of or containing inhibited red fuming nitric acid (IRFNA) [CAS 8007-58-7] or oxygen difluoride;

e. “Additives” and “precursors”, as follows:

1. Azidomethylmethyloxetane (AMMO) and its polymers;

2. Basic copper salicylate [CAS 62320-94-9]; lead salicylate [CAS 15748-73-9];

3. Bis (2,2-dinitropropyl) formal [CAS 5917-61-3] or Bis (2,2-dinitropropyl) acetal [CAS 5108-69-0];

4. Bis-(2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethyl) formal (FEFO) [CAS 17003-79-1];

5. Bis-(2-hydroxyethyl) glycolamide (BHEGA) [CAS 17409-41-5];

6. Bis(2-methyl aziridinyl) methylamino phosphine oxide (Methyl BAPO) [CAS 85068-72-0];

7. Bisazidomethyloxetane and its polymers [CAS 17607-20-4];

8. Bischloromethyloxetane (BCMO) [CAS 142173-26-0];

9. Butadienenitrileoxide (BNO);

10. Butanetrioltrinitrate (BTTN) [CAS 6659-60-5];

11. Catocene [CAS 37206-42-1] (2,2-Bis-ethylferrocenyl propane); ferrocene carboxylic acids; N-butyl-ferrocene [CAS 319904-29-7]; Butacene [CAS 125856-62-4] and other adducted polymer ferrocene derivatives;

12. Dinitroazetidine-t-butyl salt;

13. Energetic monomers, plasticisers and polymers containing nitro, azido, nitrate, nitraza or difluoroamino groups;

14. Poly-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexafluoropentane-1,5-diol formal (FPF-1);

15. Poly-2,4,4,5,5,6,6-heptafluoro-2-tri-fluoromethyl-3-oxaheptane-1,7-diol formal (FPF-3);

16. Glycidylazide Polymer (GAP) [CAS 143178-24-9] and its derivatives;

17. Hexabenzylhexaazaisowurtzitane (HBIW) [CAS 124782-15-6];

18. Hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) with a hydroxyl functionality equal to or greater than 2.2 and less than or equal to 2.4, a hydroxyl value of less than 0.77 meq/g, and a viscosity at 30°C of less than 47 poise [CAS 69102-90-5];

19. Superfine iron oxide (Fe₂0₃ hematite) with a specific surface area more than 250 m²/g and an average particle size of 0.003 μm or less [CAS 1309-37-1];

20. Lead beta-resorcylate [CAS 20936-32-7];

21. Lead stannate [CAS 12036-31-6], lead maleate [CAS 19136-34-6], lead citrate [CAS 14450-60-3];

22. Lead-copper chelates of beta-resorcylate or salicylates [CAS 68411-07-4];

23. Nitratomethylmethyloxetane or poly (3-Nitratomethyl, 3-methyl oxetane); (Poly-NIMMO) (NMMO) [CAS 84051-81-0];

24. 3-Nitraza-1,5-pentane diisocyanate [CAS 7406-61-9];

25. N-Methyl-p-Nitroaniline [CAS 100-15-2];

26. Organo-metallic coupling agents, specifically:

a. Neopentyl [diallyl] oxy, tri [dioctyl] phosphato titanate [CAS 103850-22-2]; also known as titanium IV, 2,2[bis 2-propenolato-methyl, butanolato, tris (dioctyl) phosphato] [CAS 110438-25-0]; or LICA 12 [CAS 103850-22-2];

b. Titanium IV, [(2-propenolato-1) methyl, n-propanolatomethyl] butanolato-1, tris[dioctyl]pyrophosphate; or KR3538;

c. Titanium IV, [(2-propenolato-l)methyl, n-propanolatomethyl] butanolato-1, tris(dioctyl)phosphate;

27. Polycyanodifluoroaminoethyleneoxide (PCDE);

28. Polyfunctional aziridine amides with isophthalic, trimesic (BITA or butylene imine trimesamide), isocyanuric or trimethyladipic backbone structures and 2-methyl or 2-ethyl substitutions on the aziridine ring;

29. Polyglycidylnitrate or poly (nitratomethyl oxirane); (Poly-GLYN) (PGN) [CAS 27814-48-8];

30. Polynitroorthocarbonates;

31. Propyleneimine, 2-methylaziridine [CAS 75-55-8];

32. Tetraacetyldibenzylhexaazaisowurtzitane (TAIW);

33. Tetraethylenepentaamineacrylonitrile (TEPAN) [CAS 68412-45-3]; cyanoethylated polyamine and its salts;

34. Tetraethylenepentaamineacrylonitrileglycido 1 (TEPANOL) [CAS 68412-46-4]; cyanoethylated polyamine adducted with glycidol and its salts;

35. Triphenyl bismuth (TPB) [CAS 603-33-8];

36. Tris-1-(2-methyl)aziridinyl phosphine oxide (MAPO) [CAS 57-39-6]; bis(2-methyl aziridinyl) 2-(2-hydroxypropanoxy) propylamino phosphine oxide (BOBBA 8); and other MAPO derivatives;

37. 1,2,3-Tris[1,2-bis(difluoroamino)ethoxy] propane [CAS 53159-39-0]; tris vinoxy propane adduct (TVOPA);

38. 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene [CAS 10 8-70-3];

39. 1,2,4 trihydroxybutane (1,2,4 butanetriol);

40. 1,3,5,7 tetraacetyl-1,3,5,7,-tetraaza cyclo-octane (TAT) [CAS 41378-98-7];

41. 1,4,5,8 Tetraazadecalin [CAS 5409-42-7];

42. Low (less than 10,000) molecular weight, alcohol-functionalised, poly(epichlorohydrin); poly(epichlorohydrindiol) and triol.

except:

Boron and boron carbide enriched with boron-10 (20% or more of total boron-10 content).