BIS Reviewing Export Controls on Spraying and Fogging Systems

The Bureau of Industry and Security seeks comments by Oct. 12 on potential changes to export controls on spraying and fogging systems. The request comes as part of a review of the effectiveness of controls on the systems, which are controlled for chemical/biological (CB) reasons because they can be used to deliver chemical and biological weapons, and whether the controls may inadvertently affect items in normal commercial use. Among the proposed alternatives to current controls are the removal of references to use of systems by aircraft, removing a criterion based on initial droplet size and lowering the flow rate for controlled spraying and fogging systems.