DDTC Category XXI New Export Reporting Requirement

The Census Bureau is proposing to amend its regulations to include new export reporting requirements related to the State Department, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) Category XXI Determination Number.

The proposed amendment would add a conditional data element when "21" is selected in the DDTC USML Category Code field in the Automated Export System (AES) to represent United States Munitions List (USML) Category XXI. In addition to the new export reporting requirement, the proposed rule would make remedial changes to the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) to update International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) references in existing data elements.

The proposed rule also makes remedial changes to the FTR that were proposed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published December 15, 2021.

The Census Bureau is seeking public comments on this proposed change, including the potential value of adding the DDTC Category XXI Determination Number to the EEI, the time needed for companies to make programming changes to add the new field to their interfaces, and whether companies would need to implement new business practices to comply with the reporting requirement.