Classification Details
| Category | 6 — Sensors & Lasers |
| Product Group | A — Systems, Equipment & Components |
| Description | Specific processing equipment, as follows (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATRS |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVS |
Items Controlled
a. Seismic detection equipment not controlled in paragraph c. b. Radiation hardened TV cameras, n.e.s. c. Seismic intrusion detection systems that detect, classify and determine the bearing on the source of a detected signal.
Related Controls
(1) 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 specifications of ECCN paragraph 6A999.b. (2) See also 6A203.
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
Clarification of Controls on Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuits and Expansion of License Exception GOV
Proposed Enhancements and Simplification of License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization (STA)
Advanced Surveillance Systems and Other Items of Human Rights Concern
Elimination of License Exception Civil End Users (CIV)
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