Classification Details
| Category | 7 — Navigation & Avionics |
| Product Group | A — Systems, Equipment & Components |
| Description | "Satellite navigation system" receiving equipment having any of the following and "specially designed" "components" therefor. |
| Control Reasons | ATMTNS |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVS |
Items Controlled
a. Employing a decryption algorithm "specially designed" or modified for government use to access the ranging code for position and time;
Related Controls
(1) See also ECCNs 7A105, 7A611 and 7A994. Commercially available "satellite navigation system" receivers do not typically employ decryption or adaptive antennae and are classified as 7A994. (2) See USML Category XII(d) for "satellite navigation system" receiving equipment subject to the ITAR and USML Category XI(c)(10) for antennae that are subject to the ITAR. (3) Items that otherwise would be covered by ECCN 7A005.a are "subject to the ITAR" (see 22 CFR parts 120 through 130).
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 7 covers navigation and avionics including inertial navigation systems, gyroscopes, accelerometers, GPS receivers, and flight control systems. These items are critical for precision-guided munitions and autonomous vehicle navigation.
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
3415
Recent BIS Amendments
Streamlining Export Controls for Drone Exports
Implementation of 2022 Wassenaar Arrangement Decisions and Request for Comments on License Exception Eligibility for Certain Supersonic Aero Gas Turbine Engine Component Technology
Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion
Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use; Updates and Corrections; and Export Controls on Semiconductor Manufacturing Items; Corrections and Clarifications
Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use; Updates and Corrections
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List