Classification Details
| Category | 6 — Sensors & Lasers |
| Product Group | A — Systems, Equipment & Components |
| Description | Acoustic systems, equipment and "components," as follows (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATNS |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVSSTA |
Items Controlled
a. Marine acoustic systems, equipment and "specially designed" "components" therefor, as follows: a.1. Active (transmitting or transmitting-and-receiving) systems, equipment and "specially designed" "components" therefor, as follows:
Related Controls
See also 6A991.
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 6 covers sensors and lasers including optical systems, cameras, infrared detectors, radar, sonar, and precision laser equipment. Night-vision technology and advanced optical sensors have significant military and intelligence applications.
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
874
Recent BIS Amendments
Proposed Enhancements and Simplification of License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization (STA)
Implementation of 2022 Wassenaar Arrangement Decisions and Request for Comments on License Exception Eligibility for Certain Supersonic Aero Gas Turbine Engine Component Technology
Request for Comments Concerning the Imposition of Export Controls on Certain Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Emerging Technology
Implementation of 2021 Wassenaar Arrangement Decisions
Wassenaar Arrangement 2018 Plenary Decisions Implementation; and Other Revisions Related to National Security Controls
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List