Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, Japan, 1931–1941, Volume II

Executive Order No. 8669, Signed by President Roosevelt, February 4, 1941⁴³

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of section 6 of the act of Congress approved July 2, 1940, entitled “An Act To expedite the strengthening of the national defense,” I hereby prescribe the following additional regulations governing the exportation of:

Iron and Steel

1. As used in Proclamation No. 2449 of December 10, 1940, issued pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of the act of Congress approved July 2, 1940, and in these regulations, the terms “iron” and “steel” shall be construed to include the following forms, conversions, and derivatives:

Iron Ore:					B	F
	Iron ore				6001	6640*
Iron and Steel Semimanufactures:
	Pig Iron				6007	6209*
	Iron and Steel Scrap:
		No. 1. Heavy melting steel scrap (Category 2)			6010.2	6209*
		No. 2. Heavy melting steel scrap (Category 3)			6010.3	6209*
	Hydraulically compressed and baled sheet scrap (Categories 7 & 8)				6010.4	6209*
	Cast and burnt iron scrap (Categories 1, 9, 10, 11, 12)				6010.7	6209*
	Other (Categories 4, 5, 6, 13) (Includes heavy shoveling steel, selected rail scrap, machine shop turnings, wire shorts, rerolling rails, rejects, etc.)				6010.9	6209*
Tin-plate scrap (Includes Tin-plate clippings, cuttings, stampings, trimmings, skeleton sheets, and all other miscellaneous pieces of discarded tin plate, which result from the manufacture of tin plate, and of tin-bearing articles from tin plate) (Placed under export control, Executive Order, effective April 16, 1936)					6011	6209*
Tin-plate circles, strips, cobbles, and scroll-shear butts					6013	6209*
Waste-waste tin plate					6014	6209*
Terneplate waste-waste, clippings, and scrap					6015	6209*
Iron and Steel Products:
	Steel ingots, blooms, billets, slabs, sheet bars, and tinplate bars (Include ingot iron, and other iron made in steel-making furnaces):
		Not containing: alloya b			6016	6029
		Alloy steel, including stainless			6019	6029
Iron and Steel Bars and Rods (Include rounds, flats, squares, etc.):
	Steel Bars, cold finished				6020	6029
	Iron Bars				6021	6029
	Concrete reinforcement bars (Include deformed and twisted)				6022	6029
	Other steel bars, including drill rods, merchant bars, tool steel bars, and drill steel:
		Not containing alloy			6023	6029
		Stainless steela			6025	6029
		Alloy steel other than stainlessb			6026	6029
		Wire Rods			6029	6029
Iron and Steel Plates, Sheets, Skelp, and Strips (Include waste and waste-wasteplate, sheet and strip):
	Plates:
		Armor plate, other than that listed in the President’s Proclamation of May 1, 1937
		Boiler plate			6030	6209*
		Other plates, not fabricated (Include hot and cold rolled):
			Not containing alloy		6031.1	6209*
			Stainless steela		6031.5	6209*
			Alloy steel other than stainlessb		6031.9	6209*
	Skelp iron and steel (Consists of long strips used in the manufacture of pipes and tubes)				6032	6209*
Iron and Steel, Galvanized:
	Iron Sheets				6033	6209*
	Steel Sheets				6034	6209*
Steel Sheets, Black, Ungalvanized (Include hot and cold rolled):
	Not containing alloy				6035.1	6209*
	Stainless steela				6035.5	6209*
	Alloy steel, other than stainlessb				6035.9	6209*
Iron Sheets, Black (Include material under ⅛ʺ in thickness in 6033–6036)					6036	6209*
Strip, Hoop, Band, and Scroll Iron or Steel:
	Cold Rolled:
		Not containing alloy			6037.1	6209*
		Stainless steela			6037.5	6209*
		Alloy steel, other than stainlessb			6037.9	6209*
	Hot Rolled:
		Not containing alloy			6038.1	6209*
		Stainless steela			6038.5	6209*
		Alloy steel, other than stainlessb			6038.9	6209*
Tin plate and Taggers’ tin (Include waste tin plate)					6041	6209*
Terneplate (Includes waste terneplate)					6042	6209*
Steel Mill Manufactures:
	Structural iron and steel:
		Water, oil, gas, and other storage tanks complete, and knocked-down material for permanent or temporary installation			6043	6209*
		Structural shapes, not fabricated (Include heavy, light, and bar-sized structural shapes)			6045	6209*
			Fabricated structural iron or steel		6046	6209*
			Plates, fabricated, punched, or shaped.		6047	6209*
			Steel piling		6050	6209*
		Railway-track materials:
			Rails:
				60 pounds and over per yard	6051	6209*
				Less than 60 pounds per yard	6052	6209*
				Relaying rails	6053	6209*
			Rail joints, splice bars, fishplates, and tieplates		6054	6209*
			Switches, frogs, crossings, and derails		6055	6209*
			Railroad spikes (Include railroad screw spikes)		6058	6209*
Tubular products and fittings:
	Boiler Tubes:
		Seamless			6060	6209*
		Welded			6061	6209*
	Casing and oil-line pipe:
		Seamless			6062	6209*
		Welded			6063	6209*
	Seamless black pipe, other than casing and oil-line				6064	6067*
	Cast-iron pressure pipe				6209*	6209*
	Cast-iron soil pipe				6068*	6209*
	Welded black pipe:
		Steel			6070	6209*
		Wrought iron			6071	6209*
	Welded Galvanized pipe:
		Steel			6072	6209*
		Wrought iron			6073	6209*
	Rigid electrical conduit of iron or steel				7094.1	7099*
	All other iron and steel pipe (Include riveted pipe and mechanical steel tubing)				6077	6209*
Wire and manufactures:
	Iron or steel wire, uncoated (Includes plain steel, stainless steel,a and alloy steel other than stainless)b				6081	6091*
	Galvanized wire				6082	6091*
	Barbed wire				6083	6091*
	Woven-wire fencing				6085	6091*
	Wire rope and wire strand:
		Wire rope and cable, not insulated			6087.1	6091*
		Wire strand			6087.5	6091*
	Electric welding rods and wire of iron or steel				6088	6091*
	Welding rods and wire of iron or steel (other than electric)				6091*	6091*
	Bale ties				6091*	6091*
	Electrical and telephone transmission wires of iron or steel, coated with aluminum, copper, or other metals				6091*	6091*
	Insulated wire and cable having an iron or steel core				6091*	6091*
	Twisted wire				6091*	6091*
	Other coated wire of iron or steel (List galvanized under 6082)				6091*	6091*
Castings and forgings:
	Grey-iron castings (Include semi-steel castings)				6101	6209*
	Malleable-iron castings				6102	6209*
		Ingot molds			7452*	7485*
		Steel-castings:
			Not containing alloya b		6104.1	6209*
			Alloy steel, including stainless		6104.9	6209*
		Railway car wheels and axles (Exclude railway car tires, locomotive wheels, tires, and axles):
			Railway car wheels		6105.1*	6209*
			Railway car axles, without wheels		6105.2	6209*
			Railway car axles, fitted with wheels		6105.3	6209*
		Iron and steel forgings (Exclude steel grinding balls):
			Not containing alloya b		6107	6209*
			Alloy steel including stainless		6108	6209*
Advanced Manufactures:
	Fence posts				6209*	6209*
	Metal drums and containers, filled or unfilled,				6205*	6209*
		for oil, gas, and other liquids			6122*	6209*
	Tool bits or tool bit blanks				6209*	6209*
Ferro Alloys:
	Ferrochrome				6220.5	6220*
	Ferrocolumbium				6220.9*	6220*
	Ferromanganese and spiegeleisen				6213	6220*
	Ferromolybdenum				6220.9*	6220*
	Ferrophosphorus				6220.9*	6220*
	Ferrosilicon				6220.9*	6220*
	Ferrotitanium and ferro-carbontitanium				6220.9	6220*
	Ferrotungsten				6220.9	6220*
	Ferrovanadium				6220.9	6220*

2. The numbers appearing in the columns designated B and F in paragraph 1 hereof refer to the numbers of Schedule B “Statistical Classification of Domestic Commodities Exported from the United States”, and Schedule F “Foreign Exports (Re-Exports)”, respectively, issued by the United States Department of Commerce, both effective January 1, 1941. The words are controlling and the numbers are included solely for the purpose of statistical classification. An asterisk (*) indicates that the classification herein is not co-extensive with that in said Schedules B and F.

3. Paragraphs d., h., l., t., and u., of regulation 1 of the regulations issued July 2, 1940, pursuant to the act of July 2, 1940, so far as they apply to ferro-alloys, are modified in accordance with the foregoing list of forms, conversions, and derivatives. Regulations 2 to 12, inclusive, of the regulations issued July 2, 1940, pursuant to the act of July 2, 1940, are applicable to the exportation of iron and steel.

4. The regulations herein prescribed shall be effective February 15, 1941, and shall supersede those in Executive Order No. 8607 of December 10, 1940.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

The White House, February 4, 1941.

43. Reprinted from Department of State, Bulletin, February 8, 1941 (vol. iv, No. 85), p. 158.
44. Stainless steel: All steel (other than tool steels) containing 9 percent or more of chromium, with or without other alloys, or a combined content of 18 percent or more of chromium and other alloys.
45. Alloy steel other than stainless: Steel where the minimum of the range specified in any of the elements named exceeds the following percentage: nickel, over 0.40 percent; chromium, over 0.30 percent; copper, over 0.50 percent; manganese, over 1.65 percent; silicon, over 0.50 percent; molybdenum, over 0.10 percent; vanadium, tungsten, cobalt, titanium, and zirconium, any percent.
46. Stainless steel: All steel (other than tool steels) containing 9 percent or more of chromium, with or without other alloys, or a combined content of 18 percent or more of chromium and other alloys.
47. Alloy steel other than stainless: Steel where the minimum of the range specified in any of the elements named exceeds the following percentage: nickel, over 0.40 percent; chromium, over 0.30 percent; copper, over 0.50 percent; manganese, over 1.65 percent; silicon, over 0.50 percent; molybdenum, over 0.10 percent; vanadium, tungsten, cobalt, titanium, and zirconium, any percent.
48. Stainless steel: All steel (other than tool steels) containing 9 percent or more of chromium, with or without other alloys, or a combined content of 18 percent or more of chromium and other alloys.
49. Alloy steel other than stainless: Steel where the minimum of the range specified in any of the elements named exceeds the following percentage: nickel, over 0.40 percent; chromium, over 0.30 percent; copper, over 0.50 percent; manganese, over 1.65 percent; silicon, over 0.50 percent; molybdenum, over 0.10 percent; vanadium, tungsten, cobalt, titanium, and zirconium, any percent.
50. Stainless steel: All steel (other than tool steels) containing 9 percent or more of chromium, with or without other alloys, or a combined content of 18 percent or more of chromium and other alloys.
51. Alloy steel other than stainless: Steel where the minimum of the range specified in any of the elements named exceeds the following percentage: nickel, over 0.40 percent; chromium, over 0.30 percent; copper, over 0.50 percent; manganese, over 1.65 percent; silicon, over 0.50 percent; molybdenum, over 0.10 percent; vanadium, tungsten, cobalt, titanium, and zirconium, any percent.
52. Stainless steel: All steel (other than tool steels) containing 9 percent or more of chromium, with or without other alloys, or a combined content of 18 percent or more of chromium and other alloys.
53. Alloy steel other than stainless: Steel where the minimum of the range specified in any of the elements named exceeds the following percentage: nickel, over 0.40 percent; chromium, over 0.30 percent; copper, over 0.50 percent; manganese, over 1.65 percent; silicon, over 0.50 percent; molybdenum, over 0.10 percent; vanadium, tungsten, cobalt, titanium, and zirconium, any percent.
54. Stainless steel: All steel (other than tool steels) containing 9 percent or more of chromium, with or without other alloys, or a combined content of 18 percent or more of chromium and other alloys.
55. Alloy steel other than stainless: Steel where the minimum of the range specified in any of the elements named exceeds the following percentage: nickel, over 0.40 percent; chromium, over 0.30 percent; copper, over 0.50 percent; manganese, over 1.65 percent; silicon, over 0.50 percent; molybdenum, over 0.10 percent; vanadium, tungsten, cobalt, titanium, and zirconium, any percent.
56. Stainless steel: All steel (other than tool steels) containing 9 percent or more of chromium, with or without other alloys, or a combined content of 18 percent or more of chromium and other alloys.
57. Alloy steel other than stainless: Steel where the minimum of the range specified in any of the elements named exceeds the following percentage: nickel, over 0.40 percent; chromium, over 0.30 percent; copper, over 0.50 percent; manganese, over 1.65 percent; silicon, over 0.50 percent; molybdenum, over 0.10 percent; vanadium, tungsten, cobalt, titanium, and zirconium, any percent.
58. Stainless steel: All steel (other than tool steels) containing 9 percent or more of chromium, with or without other alloys, or a combined content of 18 percent or more of chromium and other alloys.
59. Alloy steel other than stainless: Steel where the minimum of the range specified in any of the elements named exceeds the following percentage: nickel, over 0.40 percent; chromium, over 0.30 percent; copper, over 0.50 percent; manganese, over 1.65 percent; silicon, over 0.50 percent; molybdenum, over 0.10 percent; vanadium, tungsten, cobalt, titanium, and zirconium, any percent.
60. Stainless steel: All steel (other than tool steels) containing 9 percent or more of chromium, with or without other alloys, or a combined content of 18 percent or more of chromium and other alloys.
61. Alloy steel other than stainless: Steel where the minimum of the range specified in any of the elements named exceeds the following percentage: nickel, over 0.40 percent; chromium, over 0.30 percent; copper, over 0.50 percent; manganese, over 1.65 percent; silicon, over 0.50 percent; molybdenum, over 0.10 percent; vanadium, tungsten, cobalt, titanium, and zirconium, any percent.