EAR99 indicates items that are

• A. It indicates items are listed on ECCN with general control status
• B. It indicates items are not listed on ECCN but are not subject to EAR
• C. It indicates items are not listed on ECCN but are still subject to EAR
• D. It indicates items are ITAR-controlled

Answer: (B)

EAR99 items are ones that aren’t named on the Commerce Control List and thus don’t have a specific ECCN. Because they aren’t on the CCL, they aren’t subject to the EAR’s licensing requirements in most cases, meaning they’re generally exportable with only standard compliance checks (like end-use and end-user restrictions) and without a special ECCN license. ITAR controls, on the other hand, cover defense articles under a separate list, so they’re not described by EAR99. So the description that best fits is: items not listed on ECCN and not subject to the EAR for typical exports.