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 |
Items Controlled
a. "Magnetometers" and subsystems, as follows: a.1. "Magnetometers" using "superconductive" (SQUID) "technology" and having any of the following: a.1.a. SQUID systems designed for stationary operation, without "specially designed" subsystems designed to reduce in-motion noise, and having a 'sensitivity' equal to or lower (better) than 50 fT (rms) per square root Hz at a frequency of 1 Hz;
Related Controls
See also 6A996. This entry does not control instruments "specially designed" for fishery applications or biomagnetic measurements for medical diagnostics.
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
CSL Entities
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Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, BIS Consolidated Screening List