(a) A person may obtain from the FAA an export certificate of airworthiness for an aircraft if—
(1) A new or used aircraft manufactured under subpart F or G of this part meets the requirements under subpart H of this part for a—
(i) Standard airworthiness certificate; or
(ii) Special airworthiness certificate in either the “primary” or the “restricted” category; or
(2) A new or used aircraft not manufactured under subpart F or G of this part has a valid—
(i) Standard airworthiness certificate; or
(ii) Special airworthiness certificate in either the “primary” or the “restricted” category.
(b) An aircraft need not meet a requirement specified in paragraph (a) of this section, as applicable, if—
(1) The importing country or jurisdiction accepts, in a form and manner acceptable to the FAA, a deviation from that requirement; and
(2) The export certificate of airworthiness lists as an exception any difference between the aircraft to be exported and its type design.
[Docket No. FAA-2006-25877, Amdt. 21-92, 74 FR 53391, Oct. 16, 2009, as amended by Amdt. 21-109, 90 FR 35208, July 24, 2025]