Classification Details
| Category | 6 — Sensors & Lasers |
| Product Group | E — Technology |
| Description | Other "technology", not controlled by 6E003, as follows (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATRS |
| License Exceptions | TSR |
Items Controlled
a. Optical fabrication technologies for serially producing optical "parts" and "components" at a rate exceeding 10 m 2 of surface area per year on any single spindle and having all of the following: a.1. Area exceeding 1 m 2 ;
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
Implementation of 2022 Wassenaar Arrangement Decisions and Request for Comments on License Exception Eligibility for Certain Supersonic Aero Gas Turbine Engine Component Technology
Elimination of License Exception Civil End Users (CIV)
Wassenaar Arrangement 2016 Plenary Agreements Implementation
Revisions to the Commerce Control List: Imposition of Controls on Integrated Circuits, Helicopter Landing System Radars, Seismic Detection Systems, and Technology for IR Up-Conversion Devices
Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Fire Control, Range Finder, Optical, and Guidance and Control Equipment the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML)
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List