INTERNATIONAL CHINA EMBARGO LIST

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• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 10, 2000
• Sequence Number: 2
• Content Type: LIST

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INTERNATIONAL CHINA EMBARGO LIST
Item Category
Series
Page
Metal-working Machinery ...
...
001-099
3
Chemical and Petroleum Equipment ...
...
101-199
3
Electrical and Power-generating Equipment
...
201-299
3,4
General Industrial Equipment ...
...
301-399
4,5
Transportation Equipment ...
...
401-499
5
6
Electronics and Precision Instruments
...
...
501-599
,
6
7
Metals, Minerals, and their Manufactures ...
...
601-699
,
8
Chemicals and Petroleum Products ...
...
701-799
8
Rubber and Rubber Products ...
...
801-899
9
Miscellaneous ... ... ... ...
...
901-999
9
*DOC Exempt Letter On File*
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INTERNATIONAL CHINA EMBARGO LIST
CHINA COMMITTEE
1. Attached hereto is the " China Special List," revised as at 30th November, 1953. This
supersedes Doc. CH/170. It includes all items agreed by the Committee, as at the date above, for
embargo to China and North Korea, in addition to the items on International Lists I, 11, and 111.
2. The " Source " column in the List shows, for each item, the Documents recording agreement
on the definition as listed. Where the source is a China Committee Document, the symbol " CFI/- "
is used; where the source is a COCOM Document, the symbol " Doc -" is used. In addition, for
are shown Addendum), the numbers
parentheses.
items subsequently from the tothem by ~iCOCOM Document (Annex) (and
assigned
3. - All definitions in the attached List (whether br not marked " n.e.s.") should be construed as
exclusive of all types and varieties covered by the International Lists.
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METAL-WORKING MACHINERY
(001-099 Series)
COOl Machine tools and accessories (except those designed specially for CH/108
the production of civilian hardwate, such as-but not limited to CH/207
-needle, pin, button and nail-making machinery), as follows:-
(a) Metal-working machine tools, n.e.s.; and accessories (20)
therefor;
(b) Engineers' cutting and forming tools, n.e.s. (33)
CHEMICAL AND PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT
(101-199 Series)
C150 Containers of the " jerry can " or similar type, n.e.s.-i.e., containers (3)
of 4 U.S. gallon (15 litre) capacity or more, equipped with handles CH/33
and water-tight lids, and suitable for use in storing or transporting
petroleum.
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ELECTRICAL AND POWER GENERATING EQUIPMENT
(201-299 Series)
A. Electrical Equipment
(201-249 Sub-Series)
C210 Welding machines and equipment, n.e.s.; and parts therefor (including (24)
electrodes-rod and wire-n.e.s.). CH/120
B.-Power-Generating Equipment
(250-299 Sub-Series)
C260 Electric motors, n.e.s.
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CH/108
(4)
CH/ 108
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Electrical and Power Generating Equipment-continued
C266 Power equipment, as follows:-
(a) Equipment, n.e.s., for electric generating, transforming,
rectifying and converting, transmission, and power
distribution; control gear and accessories, n.e.s.; sub-
station equipment, n.e.s.; and parts, n.e.s. for the
foregoing;
(b) Plant for the production of fuel gas;
(c) Boiler-house plant for use with sub-items (a) and (b)
above.
GENERAL INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
(301-399 Series)
Metallurgical, Mill and Foundry Equipment
(19)
CH/135
CH/207
C301
Foundry Plant, n.e.s.
(32)
CH/26
C302
Furnaces and ovens as follows:-
Resistor-type heat-treating and annealing, n.e.s.; and electrical
component parts thereof, n.e.s.
C315
Hard-chrome plating plants (except small barrel-type electro-plating
CH/104
plants for decorative purposes).
CH/217
Construction and Convening Afachinery
C321
Road-rollers, self-propelled, tandem and three-wheel steel-tyred
types, 8-ton unballasted weight or over.
CH/l38
C325
Excavators (including power shovels), n.e.s.
(9)
CH/26
(10)
CH/26
C327 Spray-guns, air-operated types capable of placing 131 cubic feet CH/77
(0.38 cubic metres) or more of wet mixture of cement and sand CH/207
per hour; and accessories therefor.
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Item No. Description
C351
General Industrial Equipment-continued
Equipment for other Specific Industries
Mining machinery, n.e.s.
(25)
CH/87
Other General Industrial Equipment
C370 Portable hand-held power tools (pneumatic, electric and petrol (23)
operated) designed for the following uses:- CH/166
CH/199
(a) Metal working;
(b) Mining and quarrying;
(c) Transportation and transportation-servicing (railroads,
locomotives and rolling-stock, ships, planes and motor
transport).
C375 Materials-handling equipment, as follows:-
(a) Fork-lift trucks;
(h) Platform trucks;
(c) Other industrial-type trucks, trailers, and stackers.
(NOTE.-The above sub-paragraph (c) covers only equipment CH/207
specially designed for materials handling, such as those equipped
with crane booms and winches.)
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
(401-499 Series)
C401
Vessels
Watercraft, n.e.s.: and important components, n.e.s.
(7)
CH/21
C450
Automotive Equipment (except Tyres)
Motor vehicles and equipment, as follows:-
(5)
CH/ 77
(a) Motor vehicles (including tractors, trailers and motor-
cycles), n.e.s., except the following: scooters; tricycles
under half-ton loading capacity; and private touring
(passenger) cars designed or constructed to carry not more
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Transportation Equipment-conlinued
than 6 persons. (Non:. --The foregoing exclusion does
not apply to the following, even if apparently designed or
constructed Io carry nut more than 6 persons: crew cars
(personnel carriers); station wagons; utilities; pick-ups;
buses; kit cars);
(b) Chassis, components, at spare,, n.r..s., for the above
vehicles;
(c) Servicing equipment and materials, n.e.s., for the above
vehicles.
Railway h'quipntcnt
('471 Railway rolling-stock, n.e..s.; and parts therefor.
ELECTRONICS AND PRECISION INSTRUMENTS
(501-599 Series)
Radio, Radar and other Telecommunications Apparatus
C501 Telecommunications equipment, as follows:-
(a) Telcommunications cable, n.e.s.;
(h) Telegraphic instruments, n.e.s.;
(6)
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CHi120
(e) Telephone switchboards and other telephone instruments,
n.e.s. (except domestic telephone instruments);
(d) *Radio transmitting apparatus, n.e.s., and non-specialised
components therefor:
(e) *Radio communication receivers, n.e.s. and non- l CH/203
specialised components therefor (except domestic radio ( CH/228
receivers and components suitable only for domestic J(
radio receivers).
NOTE.-Non-specialised components include all types of electronic
valves (tubes), capacitors, resistors, coils, antennae and power
supplies.
C502 Detection apparatus, as follosss:-
(a) Ultrasonic detectors, n.c.s.
(b) Electrocardiographs (e_scept those h.in T exported in small
quantities, where the exporting authorities have made sure
that the equipment is intended for medical purposes and
report the exports in accordance with the - exceptions"
procedure in paragraph 3 of Document 7S2).
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C561
Other Electronics and Precision Instruments
Telescopes and binoculars (except opera glasses having no prisms
and magnification less than X31).
(16)
CH/33
C562
Cartographic instruments, as follows:-
(29)
CH/26
(a) Map-making instruments for use with ground or air
CH/207
photographs;
(b) Instruments for studying and interpreting air photographs.
C563 Measuring and testing instruments for use in engineering workshops, (22)
n.e.s. CH/77
(a) Base line equipment;
(b) Geodetic theodolites (first order instruments);
(c) Precise theodolites having an accuracy better than 4
sexagesimal seconds by direct reading;
(d) Theodolites, tacheometers and transits with a telescope
magnification of X15 or higher and reading direct to I
sexagesimal minute or better;
(e) Precise levels for first-order work;
(f) Surveyors' and engineers' telescopic levels having telescope
magnification of X15 or higher and an object glass
aperture 1.2 inches (30 mm.) or larger.
(28)
CH/77
C571 Precision, scientific, and optical instruments, n.e.s., capable of being (21)
used in the development, production and testing of military CH/127
equipment. CH/207
C572 Electronic heating instruments used in the metallurgical. industry, (27)
n.e.s. CH/26
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Item No. Description
METALS, MINERALS AND THEIR MANUFACTURES
(601-699 Series)
Metal and Mineral Manufactures
C610 Flexible metal tubing, n.e.s.
(26)
CH/26
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Basic Metals and Mill Products
C635 Iron and steel products, the following:- (11)
CH/167
(a) Pig-iron and ingot steel; CH/207
(b) Semi-finished and finished iron and steel, including alloy
steel (for example ingots, castings, billets, pipes, tubes,
plates, angles and girders).
C650 Single or multicore electric power cables insulated with paper and CH/155
metal sheathed, with or without armour and/or serving, n.e.s.
Minerals
C680 Raw and manufactured asbestos, n.e.s. (except the following:- (14)
CH/67
Asbestos cement products; filter asbestos; asbestos jointing CH/207
and packing).
CHEMICALS AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
(701-799 Series)
A.-Chemicals
(701-769 Sub-Series)
C750 Cresylic acid including para-, meta- and ortho-cresol and xylenol.
B. Petroletrnt Products
(770-799 Sub-Series)
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CH/65
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RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS
(801-899 Series)
C801
Rubber and Rubber Compounds
Rubber solution, n.e.s.
(30)
CH/87
C820
7)-res and Tubes
Tyres and tubes, n.e.s. (except those for scooters and pedal cycles).
(15)
CH/87
MISCELLANEOUS
(901-999 Series)
C910 Photo-plan printing machines, non-optical. (35)
CH/26
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