---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 21.329"
title: "14"
number: "21.329"
heading: "Issuance of export certificates of airworthiness."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/21.329"
---

# §21.329. Issuance of export certificates of airworthiness.

- (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.

## Notes

### Amendments

[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]

### Source

Source: Docket No. FAA-2006-25877, Amdt. 21-92, 74 FR 53391, Oct. 16, 2009, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7572; 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40105, 40113, 44701-44702, 44704, 44707, 44709, 44711, 44713, 44715, 45303.

### Amendments

[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]