Executive Order 8631—Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in the President's Proclamation of January 10, 1941, Issued Pursuant to the Provisions of Section 6 of the Act of Congress Approved July 2, 1940, and Amending Regulations of July 2, 1940, Covering the Exportation of Certain Articles and Materials

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: 1. Copper 2. Brass and Bronze 3. Zinc 4. Nickel 5. Potash 1. As used in my proclamation of January 10, 1941, issued pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of the Act of Congress approved July 2, 1940, and in these regulations, the above articles and materials shall be construed to include: A. Copper: Ore, concentrates, matte, and unrefined copper including blister, black or coarse, converter, and anodes 6401 Refined copper in bars, billets, cakes, ingots, slabs and other commercial shapes 6412 Old and scrap copper 6413 Pipes and tubes 6422 Plates and sheets 6423 Rods 6424 Wire: Bare 6425 Insulated wire and cable: Rubber-covered wire 6430 Weatherproof wire 6431 Other insulated wire 6435 Other primary fabrications 6412* Fabrications for munitions purposes 6439* Alloys, other than brass and bronze B. Brass and Bronze: Scrap and old 6440 Ingots and other commercial shapes 6441 Bars and rods 6448 Plates and sheets 6450 Pipes and tubes 6453 Wire (bare or insulated) 6457 Other primary fabrications 6479* Fabrications for munitions purposes 6479* C. Zinc: Ore, concentrates, and dross 6570 Cast in slabs, plates, or blocks 6571 Rolled in sheets and strips 6572 Other forms including scrap 6573 Alloys 6573 Dust 6586 Manufactures containing 20% or more zinc 6589* D. Nickel: Ores, concentrates, and matte 6545 Metal in any form including ingots, bars, rods, sheets, plates, and scrap 6545 Alloys containing 10% or more nickel including scrap 6545 6610 Nickel compounds (chemical) containing 10% or more nickel 8399* E. Potash: Potassium Salts and Compounds 8356 Potassium hydroxide (KOH) Potassium carbonate (K 2 CO 3 ) Potassium chlorate (KCIO 3 ) Potassium perchlorate (KCIO 4 ) Potassium cyanide (KCN) Potassium iodide (KI) Potassium nitrate (KNO 3 ) Potassium permanganate (KM n O 4 ) Potassium acetate (KC 2 H 3 O 2 ) Potassium bicarbonate (KHCO 3 ) Potassium bitartrate (KHC 4 H 4 O 6 ) Potassic Fertilizer Materials: 8531 Potassium chloride (KCI) Potassium sulphate (K 2 SO 4 ) All other potassic fertilizer materials containing 27% or more potassium oxide (K 2 O) equivalent All combinations and mixtures of any of the foregoing containing potash salts of 27% or more potassium oxide (K 2 O) equivalent 2. The numbers in parenthesis following each material or article designated in paragraph 1 hereof correspond to the "Commodity Number" prefixed to the "Commodity Description" as set out in Schedule B, "Statistical Classification of Domestic Commodities Exported from the United States," effective January 1, 1939, as amended, issued by the United States Department of Commerce. The words are controlling and the numbers are for statistical classification only. An asterisk (*) indicates that the classification herein is not co-extensive with that in said Schedule B. 3. Regulation 1 of the Regulations issued July 2, 1940, pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1940, is modified only in so far as it applies to Copper, Brass and Bronze, Zinc, Nickel, and Potash in accordance with the foregoing classifications. Regulations 2 to 12 inclusive of the Regulations issued July 2, 1940, pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1940, are applicable to exportation of Copper, Brass and Bronze, Zinc, Nickel and Potash. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 10, 1941.