CSMS #67746241•Friday, February 13, 2026
System UpdateMedium UrgencyAction Required
Update to the Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements (AESTIR) Appendix O – DDTC ITAR Codes
AESTIR Appendix O has been updated to include International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Exemption Code 126.9U - Temporary export, reexport, or temporary import of vessels described in USML Category XX(a)(10). Additional information about the ITAR exemption can be found: * Federal Register [ https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/27/2025-16382/international-traffic-in-arms-regulations-us-munitions-list-targeted-revisions&data=05%7c02%7cMINHA.S.HUSAIN%40associates.cbp.dhs.gov%7c0a28141518d5418b1eb708de6989077e%7ce4b16b844c564f279af730345a161ad4%7c0%7c0%7c639064234431530228%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=xxf6t6uhuhOcolBo3i95q0zDTe9oq3C0LFEDd77O7Aw%3D&reserved=0 ] * DDTC website [ https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/ddtc_public?id%3Dddtc_search%26q%3Dunderwater%2520uncrewed%2520vessels&data=05%7c02%7cMINHA.S.HUSAIN%40associates.cbp.dhs.gov%7c0a28141518d5418b1eb708de6989077e%7ce4b16b844c564f279af730345a161ad4%7c0%7c0%7c639064234431575966%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=%2BtQ3lDey9s/HHoJONnbkXqJ2rqAFbmU5SewAH9ca9SA%3D&reserved=0 ] * Fact sheet is here [ https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/sys_attachment.do?sys_id%3D0391463697af625067b1791ad053af73&data=05%7c02%7cMINHA.S.HUSAIN%40associates.cbp.dhs.gov%7c0a28141518d5418b1eb708de6989077e%7ce4b16b844c564f279af730345a161ad4%7c0%7c0%7c639064234431613234%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=AJ6mPOaqRVfM8xNt5qnSkwFDHAVnH6/KxodNMCMacSA%3D&reserved=0 ].
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