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ECCN 6A203

Sensors & Lasers · Systems, Equipment & Components

AT — Anti-TerrorismNP — Nuclear Non-Proliferation
GBSLVS

Classification Details

Category6 — Sensors & Lasers
Product GroupA — Systems, Equipment & Components
DescriptionHigh-speed cameras, imaging devices and "components" therefor, other than those controlled by 6A003 (see List of Items Controlled).
Control Reasons
ATNP
License Exceptions
GBSLVS

Items Controlled

a. Streak cameras and "specially designed" components therefor, as follows: a.1. Streak cameras with writing speeds greater than 0.5 mm/µs; a.2. Electronic streak cameras capable of 50 ns or less time resolution; a.3. Streak tubes for cameras described in 6A203.a.2; a.4. Plug-ins, "specially designed" for use with streak cameras having modular structures, that enable the performance characteristics described in 6A203.a.1 or .a.2; a.5. Synchronizing electronics units, and rotor assemblies consisting of turbines, mirrors and bearings, that are "specially designed" for cameras described in 6A203.a.1. b. Framing cameras and "specially designed" components therefor, as follows: b.1. Framing cameras with recording rates greater than 225,000 frames per second; b.2. Framing cameras capable of 50 ns or less frame exposure time; b.3. Framing tubes, and solid-state imaging devices, that have a fast image gating (shutter) time of 50 ns or less and are "specially designed" for cameras described in 6A203.b.1 or .b.2; b.4. Plug-ins, "specially designed" for use with framing cameras having modular structures, that enable the performance characteristics described in 6A203.b.1 or .b.2; b.5. Synchronizing electronic units, and rotor assemblies consisting of turbines, mirrors and bearings, that are "specially designed" for cameras described in 6A203.b.1 or .b.2. c. Solid-state or electron tube cameras and "specially designed" components therefor, as follows: c.1. Solid-state cameras, or electron tube cameras, with a fast image gating (shutter) time of 50 ns or less; c.2. Solid-state imaging devices, and image intensifiers tubes, that have a fast image gating (shutter) time of 50 ns or less and are "specially designed" for cameras described in 6A203.c.1; c.3. Electro-optical shuttering devices (Kerr or Pockels cells) with a fast image gating (shutter) time of 50 ns or less; c.4. Plug-ins, "specially designed" for use with cameras having modular structures, that enable the performance characteristics described in 6A203.c.1.

Related Controls

(1) See ECCNs 6E001 ("development"), 6E002 ("production"), and 6E201 ("use") for technology for items controlled under this entry. (2) Also see ECCN 6A003.a.3 and a.4. (3) The act of incorporating a radiation hardened integrated circuit into a TV camera designated as EAR99 does not, in and of itself, cause the TV camera to meet the parameters of ECCN paragraph 6A203.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

CSL Entities

874

Related Export Codes (Schedule B)

9001100000

Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, BIS Consolidated Screening List