Classification Details
| Category | 5 — Telecommunications & Information Security |
| Product Group | D — Software |
| Description | "Software" as follows (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATNSSL |
| License Exceptions | STATSR |
Items Controlled
a. "Software" "specially designed" or modified for the "development", "production" or "use" of equipment, functions or features controlled by 5A001; b. [Reserved] c. Specific "software" "specially designed" or modified to provide characteristics, functions or features of equipment, controlled by 5A001 or 5B001; d. "Software" "specially designed" or modified for the "development" of any of the following telecommunication transmission or switching equipment: d.1. [Reserved] d.2. Equipment employing a "laser" and having any of the following: d.2.a. A transmission wavelength exceeding 1,750 nm;
Related Controls
See also 5D980 and 5D991.
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
Foreign-Produced Direct Product Rule Additions, and Refinements to Controls for Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Items
Information Security Controls: Cybersecurity Items
Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use; Updates and Corrections
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
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List