Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act (IFCA) Section 1245

On January 9, 2020, the Secretary of State approved the following: for the purpose of implementing the provisions of IFCA delegated to the Secretary of State, including Sections 1245(a)(1)(B), 1245(a)(1)(C), and 1245(e), “raw or semi-finished metals” under IFCA 1245(d) includes, but is not limited to, the following materials (including all types of such materials and all alloys or compounds containing such materials): Aluminum, Americium, Antimony, Barium, Beryllium, Bismuth, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Cerium, Cesium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Dysprosium, Erbium, Europium, Gallium, Gadolinium, Germanium, Gold, Hafnium, Hastelloy, Inconel, Indium, Iridium, Iron, Lanthanum, Lithium, Lead, Lutetium, Manganese, Magnesium, Mercury, Molybdenum, Monel, Neodymium, Neptunium, Nickel, Niobium, Osmium, Palladium, Platinum, Plutonium, Polonium, Potassium, Praseodymium, Promethium, Radium, Rhenium, Rhodium, Ruthenium, Samarium, Scandium, Silicon, Silver, Sodium, Steels, Strontium, Tantalum, Technetium, Tellurium, Terbium, Thallium, Thorium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, Uranium, Vanadium, Ytterbium, Yttrium, Zinc, and Zirconium. Full Text >>

IFCA 1245 makes sanctionable the knowing transfer to or from Iran of certain materials determined to be used in connection with the nuclear, military, or ballistic missile programs of Iran. The materials listed below have been the subject of such a determination.

On October 29, 2019, the Secretary of State determined that the following materials are used in connection with Iran’s nuclear, military, or missile programs. Full Text >>

• Stainless Steel 304L tubes
• MN40 Manganese Brazing Foil
• MN70 Manganese Brazing Foil
• Stainless Steel CrNi60WTi ESR+VAR (chromium, nickel, 60 percent tungsten, titanium, electro-slag remelting, vacuum arc remelting)

On July 30, 2020, the Secretary of State determined that the following materials are used in connection with Iran’s nuclear, military, or missile programs. Full Text >>

• Aluminium 319
• Aluminium 1100
• Aluminium 225
• Aluminium 6061
• Aluminium 6063
• Aluminium 6082
• Aluminium 7075
• Aluminium Broze Alloy Uns C63600 (Cda Alloy 636)
• Aluminium Oxide (Al2 O3)
• Steel 302
• Steel 4130
• Stainless Steel 321
• Stainless Steel 316
• A877 Steel
• A228 Steel
• 100cr6-52100 Steel
• 350 Maraging Steel (Also known as Maraging Steel350)
• 300 Maraging Steel (Also known as Maraging Steel300)
• UNS Cl7200-Td01 [Beryllium Copper]
• UNS C37000—Cuzn38pb1
• Tungsten Copper
• Aluminum Powder With Purity Above 98 Percent

On January 15, 2021, the Secretary of State determined that the following materials are used in connection with Iran’s nuclear, military, or missile programs. Full Text >>

• Aluminium 6061-T6
• Aluminium 6061-O
• Aluminium 6063-T5
• Aluminium 7075-O
• Aisi 316l
• 100cr6
• 115crv3
• Aluminium 6061-F
• Aisi 309
• Aisi 304
• Aluminium 6063-T1
• Aluminium 7075-T6
• Zirconium Carbide (Zrc)
• Zrsio2 (Zircon Sand, Zirconium Silicate)
• 4340 Steel