{"id":1658,"date":"2026-03-12T06:50:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickplace.de\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=1658"},"modified":"2026-03-12T07:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:39:12","slug":"itar","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.pickplace.de\/en\/glossar\/itar\/","title":{"rendered":"ITAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)<\/strong> are an export control regulation of the United States government that regulates the international transfer of military goods, services, and technical information. The goal is to protect security-relevant technologies and control militarily usable products in international trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Content<\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#gesetzliche-grundlagen\">Legal Basis<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#regelungsinhalt\">Regulatory Content<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ziel-und-wirkung-der-itar\">Goal and effect of ITAR<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#aktuelle-entwicklungen\">Current Developments<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#itar-free\">ITAR-free<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gesetzliche-grundlagen\">Legal Basis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legal basis is the Arms Export Control Act<a href=\"https:\/\/samm.dsca.mil\/glossary\/arms-export-control-act-aeca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AECA<\/a>), in particular 22 U.S.C. \u00a7 2778. Implementation is carried out by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (<a href=\"https:\/\/deccs.pmddtc.state.gov\/deccs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DDTC<\/a>) in the U.S. Department of State. The specific regulations are codified in 22 CFR Parts 120\u2013130.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Legal Basis: Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C. \u00a7 2778<br>\u2022 Administration: Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), U.S. Department of State<br>Scope <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-22\/chapter-I\/subchapter-M\/part-120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">22 CFR Parts 120\u2013130<\/a><br>Checklist: United States Munitions List (USML)<br>\u2022 Last major update: November 2025 (Changes to \u00a7126.1 \u2013 Country restrictions)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"regelungsinhalt\">Regulatory Content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ITAR regulates the export, reexport, and transfer of technical information concerning military goods and services. It covers three categories in particular:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Defense Articles<\/strong>military products or components<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Defense Services<\/strong>technical support or services related to military goods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Technical Data<\/strong>technical documentation, drawings, software, or know-how<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All controlled goods are in the <strong>United States Munitions List (USML)<\/strong> listed. This list includes 21 categories, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Weapons and ammunition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rocket and Space Systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Military aircraft<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electronic and Sensor Systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Security systems and military equipment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Satellites and space technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Companies or individuals that manufacture, develop, export, or broker such goods must register with <strong>Register DDTC<\/strong> and usually a <strong>Export license<\/strong> apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ziel-und-wirkung-der-itar\">Goal and effect of ITAR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ITAR is intended to prevent militarily relevant technologies from falling into the hands of other states or unauthorized actors in an uncontrolled manner. The regulations also support foreign policy tools such as international embargoes or resolutions of the <strong>UN Security Council<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Violations of ITAR can lead to significant consequences, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">high civil fines<br>criminal sanctions<br>Export bans or company sanctions<br>\u2022 Prison sentences for responsible individuals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aktuelle-entwicklungen\">Current Developments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025, several adjustments were made to \u00a7126.1 of the ITAR. Country restrictions were updated and aligned with current UN Security Council resolutions. Changes affected, among other things, the status of individual states such as Cambodia, Somalia, and South Sudan, as well as updates regarding NATO member states and so-called Major Non-NATO Allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"itar-free\">ITAR-free<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The term ITAR-free is often used in international supply chains and refers to products or systems that do not fall under ITAR regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In practice, this usually means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No components listed on the USML are used.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The components used are not from manufacturers whose products are export-controlled under ITAR.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The development does not contain ITAR-controlled technical data from the U.S.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For electronic systems, ITAR-free typically means that electronics exclusively originate from manufacturers whose products are not subject to ITAR controls and can therefore be traded or integrated internationally without US export licenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ITAR freedom is primarily pursued by European or international manufacturers to avoid dependencies on U.S. export control law and to more easily export systems worldwide.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) sind ein Exportkontrollregelwerk der Regierung der Vereinigten Staaten zur Regulierung des internationalen Transfers von milit\u00e4rischen G\u00fctern, Dienstleistungen und technischen Informationen. Ziel ist der Schutz sicherheitsrelevanter Technologien sowie die Kontrolle milit\u00e4risch nutzbarer Produkte im internationalen Handel. Gesetzliche Grundlagen Die rechtliche Grundlage bildet der Arms Export Control Act (AECA), insbesondere [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1658","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickplace.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickplace.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickplace.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickplace.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickplace.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1660,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickplace.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1658\/revisions\/1660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickplace.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1658"}],"curies":[{"name":"WP","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}