Classification Details
| Category | 7 — Navigation & Avionics |
| Product Group | D — Software |
| Description | "Software" "specially designed" or modified for the "use" of equipment controlled for missile technology (MT) reasons by 7A001 to 7A006, 7A101 to 7A107, 7A115, 7A116, 7A117, 7B001, 7B002, 7B003, 7B101, 7B102, or 7B103. |
| Control Reasons | ATMT |
| License Exceptions | TSR |
Items Controlled
The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
Related Controls
(1) The "software" related to 7A003.b, 7A005, 7A103.b, 7A105, 7A106, 7A115, 7A116, 7A117, or 7B103 is "subject to the ITAR" (see 22 CFR parts 120 through 130). (2) "Software" for inertial navigation systems and inertial equipment and "parts" and "components" "specially designed" therefor that are directly related to a defense article is "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
Export Administration Regulations for Missile Technology Items: 2018, 2019, and 2021 Missile Technology Control Regime Plenary Agreements; and License Exception Eligibility
Elimination of License Exception Civil End Users (CIV)
Wassenaar Arrangement 2016 Plenary Agreements Implementation
Clarifications and Corrections to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Spacecraft Systems and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML)
Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Military Electronic Equipment and Other Items 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