Classification Details
| Category | 8 — Marine |
| Product Group | B — Test, Inspection & Production Equipment |
| Description | Test, inspection, and production "equipment" and related commodities "specially designed" for the "development," "production," repair, overhaul or refurbishing of commodities enumerated or otherwise described in ECCN 8A609 or USML Category VI (except for Cat VI(f)(7)), as follows (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATNSRSUN |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVSSTA |
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
856
Recent BIS Amendments
Elimination of License Exception Civil End Users (CIV)
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
Commerce Control List: Request for Comments Regarding Controls on Military Vehicles, Vessels of War, Submersible Vessels, Oceanographic Equipment, and Auxiliary and Miscellaneous Military Equipment
Export Control Reform: Conforming Change to Defense Sales Offset Reporting Requirements
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List