Classification Details
| Category | 6 — Sensors & Lasers |
| Product Group | A — Systems, Equipment & Components |
| Description | Optical sensors and equipment, and "components" therefor, as follows (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATCCMTNSRSUN |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVS |
Items Controlled
a. Optical detectors as follows: a.1. "Space-qualified" solid-state detectors as follows:
Related Controls
(1) See USML Category XII(e) for infrared focal plane arrays, image intensifier tubes, and related parts and components, subject to the ITAR. (2) See USML Category XV(e) for space-qualified focal plane arrays subject to the ITAR. (3) See also ECCNs 6A102, 6A202, and 6A992. (4) See ECCN 0A919 for foreign-made military commodities that incorporate commodities described in 6A002. (5) Section 744.9 imposes a license requirement on commodities described in ECCN 6A002 if being exported, reexported, or transferred (in-country) for use by a military end-user or for incorporation into an item controlled by ECCN 0A919. (6) See USML Categories XII(e) and XV(e)(3) for read-out integrated circuits "subject to the ITAR." (7) See 6B002 for masks and reticles, "specially designed" for optical sensors specified by 6A002.a.1.b or 6A002.a.1.d.
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
Revision of License Requirements of Certain Cameras, Systems, or Related Components
Export Administration Regulations: Removal of License Requirements for Certain Spacecraft and Related Items for Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom
Proposed Enhancements and Simplification of License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization (STA)
Export Control Revisions for Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) Enhanced Trilateral Security Partnership
Export Administration Regulations: Revisions to Space-Related Export Controls, Including Addition of License Exception Commercial Space Activities (CSA)
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List