Classification Details
| Category | 7 — Navigation & Avionics |
| Product Group | B — Test, Inspection & Production Equipment |
| Description | Test, inspection, and production commodities "specially designed" for military fire control, laser, imaging, and guidance equipment, as follows (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATMTNSRSUN |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVSSTA |
Items Controlled
a. Test, inspection, and production end items and equipment "specially designed" for the "development," "production," repair, overhaul, or refurbishing of commodities controlled in ECCN 7A611 (except 7A611.y) or commodities in USML Category XII that are not enumerated in USML Category XII or controlled by another "600 series" ECCN. b. Environmental test facilities "specially designed" for the certification, qualification, or testing of commodities controlled in ECCN 7A611 (except 7A611.y) or guidance equipment in USML Category XII that are not enumerated in USML Category XII or controlled by another "600 series" ECCN. c. Field test equipment "specially designed" to evaluate or calibrate the operation of systems described in USML Category XII(a), (b), or (c). d. to w. [Reserved] x. "Parts," "components," "accessories," and "attachments" that are "specially designed" for a commodity listed in this entry and that are not enumerated on the USML or controlled by another "600 series" ECCN.
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
Expansion of Export, Reexport, and Transfer (In-Country) Controls for Military End Use or Military End Users in the People's Republic of China, Russia, or Venezuela; Correction
Expansion of Export, Reexport, and Transfer (in-Country) Controls for Military End Use or Military End Users in the People's Republic of China, Russia, or Venezuela
Elimination of License Exception Civil End Users (CIV)
Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Fire Control, Laser, Imaging, and Guidance Equipment the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML)
Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Fire Control, Laser, Imaging, 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