Classification Details
| Category | 5 — Telecommunications & Information Security |
| Product Group | A — Systems, Equipment & Components |
| Description | "Systems," "equipment" and "components" for defeating, weakening or bypassing "information security," as follows (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATEINSRS |
| License Exceptions | ENCGBSLVS |
Items Controlled
a. Designed or modified to perform 'cryptanalytic functions.'
Related Controls
(1) ECCN 5A004.a controls "components" providing the means or functions necessary for "information security." All such "components" are presumptively "specially designed" and controlled by 5A004.a. (2) See also ECCNs 3A090 and 4A090.
Items may also be controlled under the ITAR (22 CFR 121) administered by the State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC).
Related ECCNs
Export Control Context
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.
Cross-Source Intelligence
Fed Reg Amendments
5
CSL Entities
18
Recent BIS Amendments
Enhanced Favorable Treatment for the United Arab Emirates Under the Export Administration Regulations
Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion
Implementation of Additional Due Diligence Measures for Advanced Computing Integrated Circuits; Amendments and Clarifications; and Extension of Comment Period; Correction
Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use; Updates and Corrections; and Export Controls on Semiconductor Manufacturing Items; Corrections and Clarifications
Implementation of Additional Due Diligence Measures for Advanced Computing Integrated Circuits; Amendments and Clarifications; and Extension of Comment Period
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List