Classification Details
| Category | 6 — Sensors & Lasers |
| Product Group | A — Systems, Equipment & Components |
| Description | "Magnetometers", "magnetic gradiometers", "intrinsic magnetic gradiometers", underwater electric field sensors, "compensation systems", and "specially designed" "components" therefor, as follows (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATNS |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVSSTA |
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
875
Recent BIS Amendments
Implementation of Additional Controls on Pakistan
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
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