ECCN 5A001

(1) See USML Category XI for controls on direction-finding "equipment" including types of "equipment" in ECCN 5A001.e and any other military or intelligence electronic "equipment" that is "subject to the ITAR." (2) See USML Category XI(a)(4)(iii) for controls on electronic attack and jamming "equipment" defined in 5A001.f and .h that are subject to the ITAR. (3) The act of incorporating a radiation hardened integrated circuit into telecommunications equipment that is specified under ECCN 5A991 or designated as EAR99 does not, in and of itself, cause the telecommunications equipment to meet the specifications of ECCN paragraph 5A001.a.2. (4) See also ECCNs 5A101, 5A980, and 5A991. a. Any type of telecommunications equipment having any of the following characteristics, functions or features: a.1. "Specially designed" to withstand transitory electronic effects or electromagnetic pulse effects, both arising from a nuclear explosion; a.2. Specially hardened to withstand gamma, neutron or ion radiation; a.3. "Specially designed" to operate below 218 K (−55 °C);

Items may also be controlled under the ITAR (22 CFR 121) administered by the State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC).

Category 5 has two parts: Part 1 covers telecommunications equipment (transmission, switching, network infrastructure) and Part 2 covers information security (cryptographic systems, key management, and encryption). Encryption controls under 5D002 and 5E002 affect a broad range of software products.

Source: BIS Commerce Control List, eCFR Title 15 Part 774. This reference is for informational purposes only. For licensing determinations, consult BIS.doc.gov or a licensed export compliance attorney.