Classification Details
| Category | 5 — Telecommunications & Information Security |
| Product Group | D — Software |
| Description | Other "software", other than that controlled by 5D001 (for the equipment, functions, features, or characteristics controlled by 5A001. f.1, or to support certain "technology" controlled by 5E001.a), as follows (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATSL |
| License Exceptions | TSR |
Items Controlled
a. "Software" primarily useful for the surreptitious interception of wire, oral, and electronic communications. b. "Software" primarily useful for the "development", "production", or "use" of equipment controlled by 5A980.
Related Controls
See also 5D001.a and .c for software controls for equipment, functions, features or characteristics controlled by 5A001.f.1 and also 5D001.b for controls on "software" "specially designed" or modified to support "technology" controlled by 5E001.a (for 5A001.f.1 equipment, functions or features, and for 5D001.a "software" for 5A001.f.1 equipment). See 5E980 for "technology" for the "development", "production", and "use" of equipment controlled by 5A980 or "software" controlled by 5D980.
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
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
Information Security Controls: Cybersecurity Items
Information Security Controls: Cybersecurity Items
Implementation of Certain New Controls on Emerging Technologies Agreed at Wassenaar Arrangement 2019 Plenary
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List