Classification Details
| Category | 6 — Sensors & Lasers |
| Product Group | A — Systems, Equipment & Components |
| Description | "Lasers" as follows (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | AT |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVS |
Items Controlled
a. Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) "lasers" having any of the following: a.1. A CW output power exceeding 10 kW; a.2. A pulsed output with a "pulse duration" exceeding 10 microseconds; and a.2.a. An average output power exceeding 10 kW; or a.2.b. A pulsed "peak power" exceeding 100 kW; or a.3. A pulsed output with a "pulse duration" equal to or less than 10 microseconds; and a.3.a. A pulse energy exceeding 5 J per pulse and "peak power" exceeding 2.5 kW; or a.3.b. An average output power exceeding 2.5 kW; b. Semiconductor lasers, as follows: b.1. Individual, single-transverse mode semiconductor "lasers" having: b.1.a. An average output power exceeding 100 mW; or b.1.b. A wavelength exceeding 1,050 nm; b.2. Individual, multiple-transverse mode semiconductor "lasers", or arrays of individual semiconductor "lasers", having a wavelength exceeding 1,050 nm; c. Ruby "lasers" having an output energy exceeding 20 J per pulse; d. Non-"tunable" "pulsed lasers" having an output wavelength exceeding 975 nm but not exceeding 1,150 nm and having any of the following: d.1. A "pulse duration" equal to or exceeding 1 ns but not exceeding 1 µs, and having any of the following: d.1.a. A single transverse mode output and having any of the following: d.1.a.1. A 'wall-plug efficiency' exceeding 12% and an "average output power" exceeding 10 W and capable of operating at a pulse repetition frequency greater than 1kHz;
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 2021 Wassenaar Arrangement Decisions
Implementation of 2022 Wassenaar Arrangement Decisions and Request for Comments on License Exception Eligibility for Certain Supersonic Aero Gas Turbine Engine Component Technology
Advanced Surveillance Systems and Other Items of Human Rights Concern
Elimination of License Exception Civil End Users (CIV)
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List
