Classification Details
| Category | 7 — Navigation & Avionics |
| Product Group | A — Systems, Equipment & Components |
| Description | Underwater sonar navigation systems using Doppler velocity or correlation velocity logs integrated with a heading source and having a positioning "accuracy" of equal to or less (better) than 3% of distance traveled "Circular Error Probable" ("CEP") and "specially designed" "components" therefor. |
| Control Reasons | ATNS |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVS |
Items Controlled
The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
Related Controls
7A008 does not control systems "specially designed" for installation on surface vessels or systems requiring acoustic beacons or buoys to provide positioning data. See 6A001.a for acoustic systems, and 6A001.b for correlation-velocity and Doppler-velocity sonar log equipment. See 8A002 for other marine systems.
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
Implementation of 2021 Wassenaar Arrangement Decisions
Elimination of License Exception Civil End Users (CIV)
Wassenaar Arrangement 2018 Plenary Decisions Implementation; and Other Revisions Related to National Security Controls
Wassenaar Arrangement 2016 Plenary Agreements Implementation
Wassenaar Arrangement 2015 Plenary Agreements Implementation, Removal of Foreign National Review Requirements, and Information Security Updates
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List