Classification Details
| Category | 8 — Marine |
| Product Group | A — Systems, Equipment & Components |
| Description | Marine systems, equipment, "parts" and "components," as follows (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATNS |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVSSTA |
Items Controlled
a. Systems, equipment, "parts" and "components," "specially designed" or modified for submersible vehicles and designed to operate at depths exceeding 1,000 m, as follows: a.1. Pressure housings or pressure hulls with a maximum inside chamber diameter exceeding 1.5 m; a.2. Direct current propulsion motors or thrusters; a.3. Umbilical cables, and connectors therefor, using optical fiber and having synthetic strength members; a.4. "Parts" and "components" manufactured from material specified by ECCN 8C001;
Related Controls
(1) See also 8A992 and for underwater communications systems, see Category 5, Part I—Telecommunications. (2) See also 8A992 for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus that is not controlled by 8A002 or released for control by the 8A002.q Note. (3) For electronic imaging systems "specially designed" or modified for underwater use incorporating image intensifier tubes specified by 6A002.a.2.a or 6A002.a.2.b, see 6A003.b.3. (4) For electronic imaging systems "specially designed" or modified for underwater use incorporating "focal plane arrays" specified by 6A002.a.3.g, see 6A003.b.4.c. (5) Section 744.9 imposes a license requirement on commodities described in 8A002.d if being exported, reexported, or transferred (in-country) for use by a military end-user or for incorporation into an item controlled by ECCN 0A919.
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 8 covers marine equipment including submersibles, underwater detection systems, diving equipment, and marine propulsion. Items with anti-detection, deep-diving, or autonomous operation capabilities are subject to heightened scrutiny.
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
855
Recent BIS Amendments
Revision of License Requirements of Certain Cameras, Systems, or Related Components
Implementation of 2022 Wassenaar Arrangement Decisions and Request for Comments on License Exception Eligibility for Certain Supersonic Aero Gas Turbine Engine Component Technology
Export Control Revisions for Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) Enhanced Trilateral Security Partnership
Clarification of Controls on Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuits and Expansion of License Exception GOV
End-Use and End-User Based Export Controls, Including U.S. Persons Activities Controls: Military and Intelligence End Uses and End Users
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List