Classification Details
| Category | 7 — Navigation & Avionics |
| Product Group | D — Software |
| Description | "Source code" incorporating "development" "technology" specified by 7E004.a.2, a.3, a.5, a.6 or 7E004.b, for any of the following: (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATNS |
| License Exceptions | STATSR |
Items Controlled
a. Digital flight management systems for "total control of flight"; b. Integrated propulsion and flight control systems; c. "Fly-by-wire systems" or "fly-by-light systems"; d. Fault-tolerant or self-reconfiguring "active flight control systems"; e. [Reserved]; f. Air data systems based on surface static data;
Related Controls
See 7D103 and 7D994
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
Proposed Enhancements and Simplification of License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization (STA)
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
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List