Classification Details
| Category | 8 — Marine |
| Product Group | D — Software |
| Description | "Software" "specially designed" for the "development," "production," operation, or maintenance of commodities controlled by 8A620 or 8B620 (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATNSRSUN |
| License Exceptions | STATSR |
Items Controlled
a. "Software" "specially designed" for the "development," "production," operation, or maintenance of commodities controlled by ECCN 8A620 or ECCN 8B620 (except for commodities controlled by ECCN 8A620.b or .y or ECCN 8B620.b). b. "Software" "specially designed" for the "development," "production," operation, or maintenance of commodities controlled by ECCN 8A620.b or ECCN 8B620.b. c. through .x [Reserved] y. Specific "software" "specially designed" for the "development," "production," operation, or maintenance of commodities in ECCN 8A620.y.
Related Controls
(1) "Software" directly related to articles enumerated or otherwise described in USML Category XX is controlled under USML Category XX(d). (2) See ECCN 0A919 for foreign made "military commodities" that incorporate more than a de minimis amount of U.S.-origin "600 series" controlled content.
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
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)
Export Control Reform: Conforming Change to Defense Sales Offset Reporting Requirements
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