diff --git a/src/EncDotNet.Iso8211/Iso8211DataDescriptiveRecordReader.cs b/src/EncDotNet.Iso8211/Iso8211DataDescriptiveRecordReader.cs
index 49496da..64ee021 100644
--- a/src/EncDotNet.Iso8211/Iso8211DataDescriptiveRecordReader.cs
+++ b/src/EncDotNet.Iso8211/Iso8211DataDescriptiveRecordReader.cs
@@ -491,12 +491,50 @@ internal static ImmutableArray<Iso8211SubfieldFormat> ParseFormatControls(string
 
         foreach (var part in parts)
         {
-            var parsed = ParseSingleFormat(part.Trim(), out int repeatCount);
+            var trimmedPart = part.Trim();
+
+            // Check for parenthesized sub-groups, e.g. "(3b24)" or "2(b14,I(10))"
+            int parenStart = trimmedPart.IndexOf('(');
+            if (parenStart >= 0 && trimmedPart.EndsWith(')'))
+            {
+                // Parse any leading repeat count before the opening paren
+                int outerRepeat = 0;
+                for (int i = 0; i < parenStart; i++)
+                {
+                    if (char.IsDigit(trimmedPart[i]))
+                    {
+                        outerRepeat = outerRepeat * 10 + (trimmedPart[i] - '0');
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        // Not a digit before '(' — not a sub-group, fall through to ParseSingleFormat
+                        outerRepeat = -1;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (outerRepeat >= 0)
+                {
+                    int count = outerRepeat > 0 ? outerRepeat : 1;
+                    // Recursively parse the parenthesized content
+                    var innerContent = trimmedPart.Substring(parenStart + 1, trimmedPart.Length - parenStart - 2);
+                    var innerFormats = ParseFormatControls(innerContent);
+
+                    for (int r = 0; r < count; r++)
+                    {
+                        formats.AddRange(innerFormats);
+                    }
+
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
+            var parsed = ParseSingleFormat(trimmedPart, out int repeatCount);
             if (parsed.HasValue)
             {
                 // Expand repeat counts: e.g., "2b24" produces two b24 entries
-                int count = repeatCount > 0 ? repeatCount : 1;
-                for (int r = 0; r < count; r++)
+                int repeatN = repeatCount > 0 ? repeatCount : 1;
+                for (int r = 0; r < repeatN; r++)
                 {
                     formats.Add(parsed.Value);
                 }
diff --git a/tests/EndDotNet.UnitTests/Iso8211DataDescriptiveRecordReaderTests.cs b/tests/EndDotNet.UnitTests/Iso8211DataDescriptiveRecordReaderTests.cs
index 3027cdf..53ffed6 100644
--- a/tests/EndDotNet.UnitTests/Iso8211DataDescriptiveRecordReaderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/EndDotNet.UnitTests/Iso8211DataDescriptiveRecordReaderTests.cs
@@ -921,6 +921,66 @@ public void ParseFormatControls_MultipleRepeatCounts_ExpandAll()
         Assert.Equal(4, formats[4].Width);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void ParseFormatControls_NestedParentheses_InnerGroupExpanded()
+    {
+        // Act — "(b11,(3b24))" should produce: b11, b24, b24, b24
+        var formats = Iso8211DataDescriptiveRecordReader.ParseFormatControls("(b11,(3b24))");
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal(4, formats.Length);
+
+        Assert.Equal(Iso8211SubfieldFormatType.UnsignedInteger, formats[0].FormatType);
+        Assert.Equal(1, formats[0].Width);
+
+        for (int i = 1; i < 4; i++)
+        {
+            Assert.Equal(Iso8211SubfieldFormatType.SignedInteger, formats[i].FormatType);
+            Assert.Equal(4, formats[i].Width);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ParseFormatControls_NestedParentheses_RepeatBeforeParen()
+    {
+        // Act — "(b11,3(b24))" should produce: b11, b24, b24, b24
+        var formats = Iso8211DataDescriptiveRecordReader.ParseFormatControls("(b11,3(b24))");
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal(4, formats.Length);
+
+        Assert.Equal(Iso8211SubfieldFormatType.UnsignedInteger, formats[0].FormatType);
+        Assert.Equal(1, formats[0].Width);
+
+        for (int i = 1; i < 4; i++)
+        {
+            Assert.Equal(Iso8211SubfieldFormatType.SignedInteger, formats[i].FormatType);
+            Assert.Equal(4, formats[i].Width);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ParseFormatControls_NestedParentheses_MixedGroup()
+    {
+        // Act — "(A,2(I(10),b14))" should produce: A, I(10), b14, I(10), b14
+        var formats = Iso8211DataDescriptiveRecordReader.ParseFormatControls("(A,2(I(10),b14))");
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal(5, formats.Length);
+
+        Assert.Equal(Iso8211SubfieldFormatType.CharacterData, formats[0].FormatType);
+
+        Assert.Equal(Iso8211SubfieldFormatType.Integer, formats[1].FormatType);
+        Assert.Equal(10, formats[1].Width);
+        Assert.Equal(Iso8211SubfieldFormatType.UnsignedInteger, formats[2].FormatType);
+        Assert.Equal(4, formats[2].Width);
+
+        Assert.Equal(Iso8211SubfieldFormatType.Integer, formats[3].FormatType);
+        Assert.Equal(10, formats[3].Width);
+        Assert.Equal(Iso8211SubfieldFormatType.UnsignedInteger, formats[4].FormatType);
+        Assert.Equal(4, formats[4].Width);
+    }
+
     #endregion
 
     #region Repeating Group Tests