Information Needed for Office of Foreign Assets Control Export License Applications
This page provides information for use by persons who wish to use the expedited export license application procedure of the Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control for exports of medicines or medical devices to Iran or Sudan.Those procedures were established to meet the requirements of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000.
This page includes an illustrative list of basic medical devices that have
been determined to be EAR99 items and for which license applications to export
to Iran or Sudan may be submitted to the Treasury Department, Office
of Foreign Assets Control, without an accompanying commodity classification
from the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security. From time-to-time,
the contents of this page may change because the technical characteristics
of items on it may change, items might be reclassified by BIS, or the Commerce
Control List might be amended to include some of these items. Before filing
a license application with OFAC, check the current page. Note that medicines
and medical devices are not eligible for the expedited BIS procedures to Cuba.
Medicines" and "medical devices" are defined in Part 772 of
the Export Administration Regulations."
Ablation device, radio frequency |
Adhesive, surgical |
Analyzers, hematology |
Autoclave for medical instrument sterilization |
Bag, catheter drainage/collection |
Bags, I.V. |
Balloon, extractor retrieval |
Bandage, Elastic |
Bandage/gauze Compresses |
Bath, therapeutic |
Bath cubes, therapy |
Beds, hospital |
Bed pans |
Biohazard waste plastic bags |
Blood lancets |
Blood collecting tubes |
Bone graft matrix |
Boots, lined for heat relief |
Bottles, prescription |
Bottles, specimen |
Burn dressings |
Canes |
Capnograph |
Cardiac pacemaker |
Cardiac defibrillator, internal |
Carts, crash |
Carts, medication |
Carts, oxygen |
Cast, boot |
Catheter, angiography |
Catheter, balloon |
Catheter, cardiac |
Catheter, diagnostic |
Catheter, dilatation |
Catheter, infusion |
Catheter, intra-aortic balloon |
Catheter, micro |
Catheter, temperature ablation |
Catheter, urinary |
Catheter, valvuloplasty |
Cervical collar, soft |
Cervical fusion kit |
Chair, dental |
Clips, surgical |
Coils, guidewire |
Cotton swabs |
Crutches |
Devices, non-invasive resuscitation |
Dilator, vascular |
Electrodes for use with defibrillator |
First-aid dressing |
Flowmeters, oxygen & air pressure |
Forceps |
Gauze tube |
Gloves, latex exam |
Gloves, latex surgical |
Grafts, peripheral bypass |
Guidewires, micro |
Guidewires, urological |
Guidewires for nephrotomy procedures |
Gurneys |
Humidifiers |
Instrument tray, plastic |
Irrigator, laparoscopic |
Lactate ringers |
Lift, patient chair |
Light, phototherapy |
Limb prosthesis |
Liner, mitts and boot for therapeutic pain relief |
Liquid disinfectant soap |
Litters |
Manikin, medical training |
Medical/dental film, X-ray |
Medical lights |
Medicine cup holder |
Meter, portable temperature |
Monitor, anesthetic agent patient |
Monitor, digital blood pressure |
Monitor, vital signs |
Nasal catheter oxygen apparatus |
Naso-gastro tube |
Nebulizer |
Needles, cautery |
Needles, surgical guidewire |
Orthopedic plates/screws |
Orthopedic fixators, external |
Orthopedic fixators, internal |
Orthopedic implants |
Orthopedic stockinette |
Ostomy tube, adhesive |
Ostomy cleanser bottle |
Ostomy bag |
Oximeter, pulse |
Padding, under cast |
Pads, elbow & foot |
Patient gowns |
Patient underpads |
Pens, cautery |
Placement sets, I.V. |
Pouches, urostomy |
Povidone-iodine pads |
Povidone-iodine solution |
Refrigerator, compartmental for morgues |
Removers, surgical |
Scale, chair |
Scalpels, disposable |
Scrubs, surgical |
Sphicterotomes, medical |
Splints |
Staples, surgical |
Stent, extending endroprothesis |
Stent, ureteral |
Sterilization roll tube |
Sterilization tape |
Surgical drapes |
Surgical drapes, disposable |
Surgical dressings |
Surgical foot covers |
Surgical gown |
Surgical gown/mask caps |
Surgical masks |
Surgical procedure packs, disposable |
Surgical scrub brushes |
Surgical stand |
Surgical sutures |
Surgical tape |
Surgical wrap |
Suture removal kits |
Syringes |
Table, traction |
Tents, pediatric, aerosol, & mist |
Thermometers, mercury for measuring human body temperature |
Tongue depressors |
Tourniquet |
Tracheostomy tubes |
Tube, catheter |
Ultrasound |
Urine test strip |
Urine collection bags |
Urine collection bottle |
Ventilator, infant/pediatric |
Walkers |
Wash basin, plastic |
Whirlpool, hydrotherapy designed for burn treatment |
Wound drainage tubes |
Wrist band, patient I.D. |
(This page was last updated on August 9, 2002)