Classification Details
| Category | 5 — Telecommunications & Information Security |
| Product Group | A — Systems, Equipment & Components |
| Description | Devices primarily useful for the surreptitious interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, other than those controlled under 5A001.f.1; and "parts," "components" and "accessories" therefor. |
| Control Reasons | ATSL |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVS |
Items Controlled
The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
Related Controls
(1) See ECCN 5A001.f.1 for systems or equipment, "specially designed" or modified to intercept and process the air interface of 'mobile telecommunications', and "specially designed" components therefor. (2) See ECCN 5D980 for "software" for the "development", "production" or "use" of equipment controlled by 5A980. (3) See ECCN 5E980 for the "technology" for the "development", "production", and "use" of equipment controlled by 5A980.
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
Export Control Revisions for Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) Enhanced Trilateral Security Partnership
Clarification of Controls on Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuits and Expansion of License Exception GOV
Export Control Measures Under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) To Address Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Their Use by the Russian Federation Against Ukraine
Implementation of 2022 Wassenaar Arrangement Decisions and Request for Comments on License Exception Eligibility for Certain Supersonic Aero Gas Turbine Engine Component Technology
Information Security Controls: Cybersecurity Items
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List