ITAR Exemptions

What this guide settles

• An exemption waives a licence, not the ITAR: every condition must be met, the §120.15 rules and the exemption’s own exclusions cleared, and the use recorded and cited or certified
• Items exported under an exemption remain defense articles; onward moves need their own approval or exemption
• §126.7 works among eligible parties in Australia, the UK and the US, with a separate route for support to their armed forces, outside the Excluded Technology List and below notification thresholds
• §126.5 covers Canadian government and Canadian-registered persons for end use in Canada; agreement exemptions cover only listed unclassified hardware and data within scope; §123.9(e) is an authorization, not an exemption

What you get

• The guide: explanations, method, conditions and limits
• Worked examples: the exemptions non-US companies meet most, condition-by-condition checks for AUKUS, Canada, agreement exemptions and §126.18, who does what, an illustrative AUKUS case and ten pitfalls
• Tools printed in the guide: four templates, including a general exclusions screen, and a readiness check
• Sources with section references and their verification date
• Revisions included for 12 months

Printed tools: T1 · Transaction and exemption sheet · T2 · General exclusions screen · T3 · Condition checklist · T4 · Use record and onward-move log · Readiness check

Contents

1. Before you start: scope and limits
2. Why exemptions are a trap
3. The rule in one page
4. Four exemptions in detail
5. The method in six steps
6. Templates T1 to T4
7. Ten pitfalls
8. Case study: AUKUS too early
9. Readiness check

What it does not cover

• §123.9(e) and onward moves
• UK and Australia treaty exemptions
• §126.1 countries and nationals

Assumed knowledge. Knowing that the item is on the USML, how licences and agreements work, and what a reexport or retransfer is.

Sample pages

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Where it connects

Part of a collection

ITAR Exemptions is one of the eight guides of ITAR: Licenses, Agreements & Transfers (Understand the Rules), available together at €390 instead of €89 each.