Classification Details
| Category | 5 — Telecommunications & Information Security |
| Product Group | B — Test, Inspection & Production Equipment |
| Description | "Information Security" test, inspection and "production" equipment, as follows (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATEINS |
| License Exceptions | ENCGBSLVS |
Items Controlled
a. Equipment "specially designed" for the "development" or "production" of equipment controlled by 5A002, 5A003, 5A004 or 5B002.b; b. Measuring equipment "specially designed" to evaluate and validate the "information security" functions of equipment controlled by 5A002, 5A003 or 5A004, or of "software" controlled by 5D002.a, z.1 through z.4, or 5D002.c or z.6 through z.9.
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
Expansion of Validated End User Authorization: Data Center Validated End User Authorization
Export Control Revisions for Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) Enhanced Trilateral Security Partnership
Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use; Updates and Corrections
Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion
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
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List