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a.1.a. SQUID systems designed for stationary operation, without specially designed subsystems designed to reduce in-motion noise, and having a “noise level” (sensitivity) equal to or lower (better) than 50 fT (rms) per square root Hz at a frequency of 1 Hz; or
a.1.b. SQUID systems having an in-motion-magnetometer “noise level” (sensitivity) lower (better) than 20 pT (rms) per square root Hz at a frequency of 1 Hz and specially designed to reduce in-motion noise;
a.2. Using optically pumped or nuclear precession (proton/Overhauser) “technology” having a “noise level” (sensitivity) lower (better) than 20 pT (rms) per square root Hz;
a.3. Using fluxgate “technology” having a “noise level” (sensitivity) equal to or lower (better) than 10 pT (rms) per square root Hz at a frequency of 1 Hz;
a.4. Induction coil “magnetometers” having a “noise level” (sensitivity) lower (better) than any of the following:
a.4.a. 0.05 nT rms/square root Hz at frequencies of less than 1 Hz;
a.4.b. 1 × 10- 3 nT rms/square root Hz at frequencies of 1 Hz or more but not exceeding 10 Hz; or
a.4.c. 1 × 10- 4 nT rms/square root Hz at frequencies exceeding 10 Hz;
a.5. Fiber optic “magnetometers” having a “noise level” (sensitivity) lower (better) than 1 nT rms per square root Hz;
b. Magnetic gradiometers, as follows:
b.1. “Magnetic gradiometers” using multiple “magnetometers” controlled by 6A006.a;
b.2. Fiber optic “intrinsic magnetic gradiometers” having a magnetic gradient field “noise level” (sensitivity) lower (better) than 0.3 nT/m rms per square root Hz;
b.3. “Intrinsic magnetic gradiometers”, using “technology” other than fiber-optic “technology”, having a magnetic gradient field “noise level” (sensitivity) lower (better) than 0.015 nT/m rms per square root Hz; and
c. Magnetic compensation systems for magnetic sensors designed for operation on mobile platforms.
6A007 Gravity meters (gravimeters) and gravity gradiometers, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, MT, AT
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MT applies to 6A007.b and .c when the MT Column 1
accuracies in 6A007.b.1 and b.2 are
met or exceeded.
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License Exceptions
LVS: $3000; N/A for MT
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: See also 6A107 and 6A997
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: a. Gravity meters designed or modified for ground use having a static accuracy of less (better) than 10 µgal;
Note: 6A007.a does not control ground gravity meters of the quartz element (Worden) type.
b. Gravity meters designed for mobile platforms for ground, marine, submersible, space or airborne use, having all of the following:
b.1. A static accuracy of less (better) than 0.7 mgal; and
b.2. An in-service (operational) accuracy of less (better) than 0.7 mgal having a time-to-steady-state registration of less than 2 minutes under any combination of attendant corrective compensations and motional influences;
c. Gravity gradiometers.
6A008 Radar systems, equipment and assemblies having any of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled), and specially designed components therefor.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, MT, RS, AT.
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MT applies to items that are designed MT Column 1.
for airborne applications and that are
usable in systems controlled for MT
reasons.
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License Requirement Notes: See §743.1 of the EAR for reporting requirements for exports under License Exceptions.
License Exceptions
LVS: $5000; N/A for MT and for 6A008.j.1 and 6A008.1.3
GBS: Yes, for 6A008.b, .c, and l.1 only.
CIV: Yes, for 6A008.b, .c, and l.1 only.
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value.
Related Controls: This entry does not control: Secondary surveillance radar (SSR); Car radar designed for collision prevention; Displays or monitors used for Air Traffic Control (ATC) having no more than 12 resolvable elements per mm; Meteorological (weather) radar. See also 6A108 and 6A998. ECCN 6A998 controls, inter alia, the LIDAR equipment excluded by the note to paragraph j of this ECCN (6A008).
Related Definitions: N/A.
Items:
a. Operating at frequencies from 40 GHz to 230 GHz and having an average output power exceeding 100 mW;
b. Having a tunable bandwidth exceeding ±6.25% of the center operating frequency;
Technical Note: The center operating frequency equals one half of the sum of the highest plus the lowest specified operating frequencies.
c. Capable of operating simultaneously on more than two carrier frequencies;
d. Capable of operating in synthetic aperture (SAR), inverse synthetic aperture (ISAR) radar mode, or sidelooking airborne (SLAR) radar mode;
e. Incorporating “electronically steerable phased array antennae”;
f. Capable of heightfinding non-cooperative targets;
Note: 6A008.f does not control precision approach radar (PAR) equipment conforming to ICAO standards.
g. Specially designed for airborne (balloon or airframe mounted) operation and having Doppler “signal processing” for the detection of moving targets;
h. Employing processing of radar signals using any of the following:
h.1. “Radar spread spectrum” techniques; or
h.2. “Radar frequency agility” techniques;
i. Providing ground-based operation with a maximum “instrumented range” exceeding 185 km;
Note: 6A008.i does not control:
a. Fishing ground surveillance radar;
b. Ground radar equipment specially designed for en route air traffic control, provided that all the following conditions are met:
1. It has a maximum “instrumented range” of 500 km or less;
2. It is configured so that radar target data can be transmitted only one way from the radar site to one or more civil ATC centers;
3. It contains no provisions for remote control of the radar scan rate from the en route ATC center; and
4. It is to be permanently installed;
c. Weather balloon tracking radars.
j. Being “laser” radar or Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) equipment, having any of the following:
j.1. “Space-qualified”; or
j.2. Employing coherent heterodyne or homodyne detection techniques and having an angular resolution of less (better) than 20 µrad (microradians);
Note: 6A008.j does not control LIDAR equipment specially designed for surveying or for meteorological observation.
k. Having “signal processing” sub-systems using “pulse compression”, with any of the following:
k.1. A “pulse compression” ratio exceeding 150; or
k.2. A pulse width of less than 200 ns; or
l. Having data processing sub-systems with any of the following:
l.1. “Automatic target tracking” providing, at any antenna rotation, the predicted target position beyond the time of the next antenna beam passage;
Note: 6A008.l.1 does not control conflict alert capability in ATC systems, or marine or harbor radar.
l.2. Calculation of target velocity from primary radar having non-periodic (variable) scanning rates;
l.3. Processing for automatic pattern recognition (feature extraction) and comparison with target characteristic data bases (waveforms or imagery) to identify or classify targets; or
l.4. Superposition and correlation, or fusion, of target data from two or more “geographically dispersed” and “interconnected radar sensors” to enhance and discriminate targets.
Note: 6A008.l.4 does not control systems, equipment and assemblies designed for marine traffic control.
6A102 Radiation hardened detectors, other than those controlled by 6A002, specially designed or modified for protecting against nuclear effects (e.g., Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), X-rays, combined blast and thermal effects) and usable for “missiles,” designed or rated to withstand radiation levels which meet or exceed a total irradiation dose of 5×10 5 rads (silicon).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: MT, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Components in number
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: In this entry, a detector is defined as a mechanical, electrical, optical or chemical device that automatically identifies and records, or registers a stimulus such as an environmental change in pressure or temperature, an electrical or electromagnetic signal or radiation from a radioactive material.
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
6A103 Radomes designed to withstand a combined thermal shock greater than 100 cal/sq cm accompanied by a peak over pressure of greater than 50 kPa, usable in protecting “missiles” against nuclear effects (e.g., Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), X-rays, combined blast and thermal effects), and usable for “missiles.” (These items are subject to the export licensing authority of the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. See 22 CFR part 121.)
6A107 Gravity meters (gravimeters) and specially designed components for gravity meters and gravity gradiometers, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: MT, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Gravity meters (gravimeters), other than those controlled by 6A007.b, designed or modified for airborne or marine use, and having a static or operational accuracy of 7×10-6 m/s 2 (0.7 milligal) or better, and having a time to steady-state registration of two minutes or less, usable for “missiles”;
b. Specially designed components for gravity meters controlled in 6A007. b or 6A107.a and gravity gradiometers controlled in 6A007.c.
6A108 Radar systems and tracking systems, other than those controlled by 6A008, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: MT, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: (1) This entry does not control airborne civil weather radar conforming to international standards for civil weather radars provided that they do not incorporate any of the following: (a) Phased array antennas; (b) Frequency agility; (c) Spread spectrum; or (d) Signal processing specially designed for the tracking of vehicles. (2) Items in 6A108.a that are specially designed or modified for “missiles” or for items on the U.S. Munitions List are subject to the export licensing authority of the U.S. Department of State, Defense Trade Controls (see 22 CFR part 121).
Related Definitions: Laser radar systems are defined as those that embody specialized transmission, scanning, receiving and signal processing techniques for utilization of lasers for echo ranging, direction finding and discrimination of targets by location, radial speed and body reflection characteristics.
Items:
a. Radar and laser radar systems designed or modified for use in “missiles”;
Note: 6A108.a includes the following:
a. Terrain contour mapping equipment;
b. Imaging sensor equipment;
c. Scene mapping and correlation (both digital and analog) equipment;
d. Doppler navigation radar equipment.
b. Precision tracking systems, usable for “missiles”, as follows:
b.1. Tracking systems which use a code translator installed on the rocket or unmanned air vehicle in conjunction with either surface or airborne references or navigation satellite systems to provide real-time measurements of in-flight position and velocity;
b.2. Range instrumentation radars including associated optical/infrared trackers with all of the following capabilities:
b.2.a. Angular resolution better than 3 milliradians (0.5 mils);
b.2.b. Range of 30 km or greater with a range resolution better than 10 m rms;
b.2.c. Velocity resolution better than 3 m/s.
6A202 Photomultiplier tubes having both of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Number
Related Controls: See ECCNs 6E001 (“development”), 6E002 (“production”), and 6E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Photocathode area of greater than 20 cm 2 ; and
b. Anode pulse rise time of less than 1 ns.
6A203 Cameras and components, other than those controlled by 6A003, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1
License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment and components in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCNs 6E001 (“development”), 6E002 (“production”), and 6E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (2) Also see ECCN 6A003.a.2, a.3, and a.4.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Mechanical rotating mirror cameras, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:
a.1. Framing cameras with recording rates greater than 225,000 frames per second;
a.2. Streak cameras with writing speeds greater than 0.5 mm per microsecond;
Note: Components of cameras controlled by 6A203.a include their synchronizing electronics units and rotor assemblies consisting of turbines, mirrors and bearings.
b. Electronic streak cameras, electronic framing cameras, tubes and devices, as follows:
b.1. Electronic streak cameras capable of 50 ns or less time resolution;
b.2. Streak tubes for cameras controlled by 6A203.b.1;
b.3. Electronic (or electronically shuttered) framing cameras capable of 50 ns or less frame exposure time;
b.4. Framing tubes and solid-state imaging devices for use with cameras controlled by 6A203.b.3, as follows:
b.4.a. Proximity focused image intensifier tubes having the photocathode deposited on a transparent conductive coating to decrease photocathode sheet resistance;
b.4.b. Gated silicon intensifier target (SIT) videcon tubes, where a fast system allows gating the photoelectrons from the photocathode before they impinge on the SIT plate;
b.4.c. Kerr or Pockels cell electro-optical shuttering;
b.4.d. Other framing tubes and solid-state imaging devices having a fast-image gating time of less than 50 ns specially designed for cameras controlled by 6A203.b.3.
c. Radiation-hardened TV cameras, or lenses therefor, specially designed or rated as radiation hardened to withstand a total radiation dose greater than 50 × 10 3 Gy (silicon) (5 × 10 6 rad (silicon)) without operational degradation.
Technical Note: The term Gy (silicon) refers to the energy in Joules per kilogram absorbed by an unshielded silicon sample when exposed to ionizing radiation.
6A205 “Lasers”, “laser” amplifiers and oscillators, other than those controlled by 6A005 or described in 0B001.g.5 or h.6, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: (1) See ECCNs 6E001 (“development”), 6E002 (“production”), and 6E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (2) Also see ECCNs 6A005 and 6A995. (3) “Lasers” specially designed or prepared for use in isotope separation are subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110).
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Argon ion “lasers” having both of the following characteristics:
a.1. Operating at wavelengths between 400 nm and 515 nm; and
a.2. An average output power greater than 40 W;
b. Tunable pulsed single-mode dye laser oscillators having all of the following characteristics:
b.1. Operating at wavelengths between 300 nm and 800 nm;
b.2. An average output power greater than 1 W;
b.3. A repetition rate greater than 1 kHz; and
b.4. Pulse width less than 100 ns;
c. Tunable pulsed dye laser amplifiers and oscillators having all of the following characteristics:
c.1. Operating at wavelengths between 300 nm and 800 nm;
c.2. An average output power greater than 30 W;
c.3. A repetition rate greater than 1 kHz; and
c.4. Pulse width less than 100 ns;
Note: 6A205.c does not control single mode oscillators.
d. Pulsed carbon dioxide “lasers” having all of the following characteristics:
d.1. Operating at wavelengths between 9,000 nm and 11,000 nm;
d.2. A repetition rate greater than 250 Hz;
d.3. An average output power greater than 500 W; and
d.4. Pulse width of less than 200 ns;
e. Para-hydrogen Raman shifters designed to operate at 16 micrometer output wavelength and at a repetition rate greater than 250 Hz;
f. Pulse-excited, Q-switched neodymium-doped (other than glass) “lasers” having all of the following characteristics:
f.1. An output wavelength exceeding 1,000 nm, but not exceeding 1,100 nm;
f.2. A pulse duration equal to or more than 1 ns; and
f.3. A multiple-transverse mode output having an average power exceeding 50 W.
6A225 Velocity interferometers for measuring velocities exceeding 1 km/s during time intervals of less than 10 microseconds.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: See ECCNs 6E001 (“development”), 6E002 (“production”), and 6E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry.
Related Definitions: N/A
ECCN Controls: 6A225 includes velocity interferometers, such as VISARs (Velocity interferometer systems for any reflector) and DLIs (Doppler laser interferometers).
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
6A226 Pressure sensors, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NP, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: See ECCNs 6E001 (“development”), 6E002 (“production”), and 6E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: a. Manganin gauges for pressures greater than 100 kilobars; or
b. Quartz pressure transducers for pressures greater than 100 kilobars.
6A991 Marine or terrestrial acoustic equipment, n.e.s., capable of detecting or locating underwater objects or features or positioning surface vessels or underwater vehicles; and specially designed components, n.e.s.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
6A992 Optical Sensors, not controlled by 6A002.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Image intensifier tubes and specially designed components therefor, as follows:
a.1. Image intensifier tubes having all the following:
a.1.a. A peak response in wavelength range exceeding 400 nm, but not exceeding 1,050 nm;
a.1.b. A microchannel plate for electron image amplification with a hole pitch (center-to-center spacing) of less than 25 micrometers; and
a.1.c. Having any of the following:
a.1.c.1. An S–20, S–25 or multialkali photocathode; or
a.1.c.2. A GaAs or GaInAs photocathode;
a.2. Specially designed microchannel plates having both of the following characteristics:
a.2.a. 15,000 or more hollow tubes per plate; and
a.2.b. Hole pitch (center-to-center spacing) of less than 25 micrometers.
b. Direct view imaging equipment operating in the visible or infrared spectrum, incorporating image intensifier tubes having the characteristics listed in 6A992.a.1.
6A993 Cameras, not controlled by 6A003 or 6A203, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Number
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Cameras that meet the criteria of Note 3 to 6A003.b.4.
b. [Reserved]
6A994 Optics, not controlled by 6A004.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: a. Optical filters:
a.1. For wavelengths longer than 250 nm, comprised of multi-layer optical coatings and having either of the following:
a.1.a. Bandwidths equal to or less than 1 nm Full Width Half Intensity (FWHI) and peak transmission of 90% or more; or
a.1.b. Bandwidths equal to or less than 0.1 nm FWHI and peak transmission of 50% or more;
Note: 6A994 does not control optical filters with fixed air gaps or Lyot-type filters.
a.2. For wavelengths longer than 250 nm, and having all of the following:
a.2.a. Tunable over a spectral range of 500 nm or more;
a.2.b. Instantaneous optical bandpass of 1.25 nm or less;
a.2.c. Wavelength resettable within 0.1 ms to an accuracy of 1 nm or better within the tunable spectral range; and
a.2.d. A single peak transmission of 91% or more;
a.3. Optical opacity switches (filters) with a field of view of 30° or wider and a response time equal to or less than 1 ns;
b. “Fluoride fiber” cable, or optical fibers therefor, having an attenuation of less than 4 dB/km in the wavelength range exceeding 1,000 nm but not exceeding 3,000 nm.
6A995 “Lasers”, not controlled by 6A005 or 6A205.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value.
Related Controls: N/A.
Related Definitions: N/A.
Items:
a. Carbon dioxide (CO2) “lasers” having any of the following:
a.1. A CW output power exceeding 10 kW;
a.2. A pulsed output with a “pulse duration” exceeding 10 microseconds; and
a.2.a. An average output power exceeding 10 kW; or
a.2.b. A pulsed “peak power” exceeding 100 kW; or
a.3. A pulsed output with a “pulse duration” equal to or less than 10 microseconds; and
a.3.a. A pulse energy exceeding 5 J per pulse and “peak power” exceeding 2.5 kW; or
a.3.b. An average output power exceeding 2.5 kW;
b. Semiconductor lasers, as follows:
b.1. Individual, single-transverse mode semiconductor “lasers” having:
b.1.a. An average output power exceeding 100 mW; or
b.1.b. A wavelength exceeding 1,050 nm;
b.2. Individual, multiple-transverse mode semiconductor “lasers”, or arrays of individual semiconductor “lasers”, having a wavelength exceeding 1,050 nm;
c. Solid state, non-“tunable” “lasers”, as follows:
c.1. Ruby “lasers” having an output energy exceeding 20 J per pulse;
c.2. Neodymium-doped (other than glass) “lasers”, as follows, with an output wavelength exceeding 1,000 nm but not exceeding 1,100 nm:
c.2.a. Pulse-excited, “Q-switched lasers”, with a pulse duration equal to or more than 1 ns, and a multiple-transverse mode output with any of the following:
c.2.a.1. A “peak power” exceeding 200 MW; or
c.2.a.2. An average output power exceeding 50 W;
c.2.b. Pulse-excited, non-“Q-switched lasers”, having a multiple-transverse mode output with an average power exceeding 500 W; or
c.2.c. Continuously excited “lasers” having a multiple-transverse mode output with an average or CW output power exceeding 500 W;
d. Free electron “lasers”.
6A996 “Magnetometers” not controlled by ECCN 6A006, “Superconductive” electromagnetic sensors, and specially designed components therefor, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. “Magnetometers”, n.e.s., having a “noise level” (sensitivity) lower (better) than 1.0 nT rms per square root Hz.
b. “Superconductive” electromagnetic sensors, components manufactured from “superconductive” materials:
b.1. Designed for operation at temperatures below the “critical temperature” of at least one of their “superconductive” constituents (including Josephson effect devices or “superconductive” quantum interference devices (SQUIDS));
b.2. Designed for sensing electromagnetic field variations at frequencies of 1 KHz or less; and
b.3. Having any of the following characteristics:
b.3.a. Incorporating thin-film SQUIDS with a minimum feature size of less than 2 µm and with associated input and output coupling circuits;
b.3.b. Designed to operate with a magnetic field slew rate exceeding 1 × 10 6 magnetic flux quanta per second;
b.3.c. Designed to function without magnetic shielding in the earth's ambient magnetic field; or
b.3.d. Having a temperature coefficient less (smaller) than 0.1 magnetic flux quantum/K.
6A997 Gravity meters (gravimeters) for ground use, n.e.s.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: a. Having a static accuracy of less (better) than 100 microgal; or
b. Being of the quartz element (Worden) type.
6A998 Radar Systems, Equipment and Assemblies, n.e.s., (See List of Items Controlled), and Specially Designed Components Therefor.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: RS, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value.
Related Controls: N/A.
Related Definitions: N/A.
Items:
a. Airborne radar equipment, n.e.s., and specially designed components therefor.
b. “Space-qualified” “laser” radar or Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) equipment specially designed for surveying or for meteorological observation.
6A999 Specific Processing Equipment, as Follows (See List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT.
Control(s).
Country Chart.
AT applies to entire entry. A license is required for items controlled by this entry to North Korea for anti-terrorism reasons. The Commerce Country Chart is not designed to determine AT licensing requirements for this entry. See §742.19 of the EAR for additional information.
License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value.
Related Controls: See also 6A203.
Related Definitions: N/A.
Items:
a. Seismic detection equipment;
b. Radiation hardened TV cameras, n.e.s.
B. Test, Inspection and Production Equipment
6B004 Optical equipment, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: $5000
GBS: Yes for 6B004.b
CIV: Yes for 6B004.b
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Number
Related Controls: This entry does not control microscopes.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: a. Equipment for measuring absolute reflectance to an accuracy of ±0.1% of the reflectance value;
b. Equipment other than optical surface scattering measurement equipment, having an unobscured aperture of more than 10 cm, specially designed for the non-contact optical measurement of a non-planar optical surface figure (profile) to an “accuracy” of 2 nm or less (better) against the required profile.
6B007 Equipment to produce, align and calibrate land-based gravity meters with a static accuracy of better than 0.1 mgal.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: $5000
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Number
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
6B008 Pulse radar cross-section measurement systems having transmit pulse widths of 100 ns or less and specially designed components therefor.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, MT, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Number
Related Controls: See also 6B108
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
6B108 Systems, other than those controlled by 6B008, specially designed for radar cross section measurement usable for “missiles” and their subsystems.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: MT, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: r
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
6B995 Specially designed or modified equipment, including tools, dies, fixtures or gauges, and other specially designed components and accessories therefor:
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: a. For the manufacture or inspection of:
a.1. Free electron “laser” magnet wigglers;
a.2. Free electron “laser” photo injectors;
b. For the adjustment, to required tolerances, of the longitudinal magnetic field of free electron “lasers”.
C. Materials
6C002 Optical sensor materials, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: $3000
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Number.
Related Controls: See also 6C992.
Related Definitions: N/A.
Items:
a. Elemental tellurium (Te) of purity levels of 99.9995% or more;
b. Single crystals (including epitaxial wafers) of any of the following:
b.1. Cadmium zinc telluride (CdZnTe), with zinc content less than 6% by mole fraction;
b.2. Cadmium telluride (CdTe) of any purity level; or
b.3. Mercury cadmium telluride (HgCdTe) of any purity level.
Technical Note: Mole fraction is defined as the ratio of moles of ZnTe to the sum of the moles of CdTe and ZnTe present in the crystal.
6C004 Optical materials, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: $1500
GBS: Yes for 6C004.a and .e
CIV: Yes for 6C004.a and .e
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: See also 6C994
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: a. Zinc selenide (ZnSe) and zinc sulphide (ZnS) “substrate blanks” produced by the chemical vapor deposition process, having any of the following:
a.1. A volume greater than 100 cm3; or
a.2. A diameter greater than 80 mm having a thickness of 20 mm or more;
b. Boules of the following electro-optic materials:
b.1. Potassium titanyl arsenate (KTA);
b.2. Silver gallium selenide (AgGaSe2);
b.3. Thallium arsenic selenide (Tl3AsSe3, also known as TAS;
c. Non-linear optical materials, having all of the following:
c.1. Third order susceptibility (chi 3) of 10– 6 m 2 /V 2 or more; and
c.2. A response time of less than 1 ms;
d. “Substrate blanks” of silicon carbide or beryllium beryllium (Be/Be) deposited materials exceeding 300 mm in diameter or major axis length;
e. Glass, including fused silica, phosphate glass, fluorophosphate glass, zirconium fluoride (ZrF4) and hafnium fluoride (HfF4), having all of the following:
e.1. A hydroxyl ion (OH-) concentration of less than 5 ppm;
e.2. Integrated metallic purity levels of less than 1 ppm; and
e.3. High homogeneity (index of refraction variance) less than 5 × 10– 6 ;
f. Synthetically produced diamond material with an absorption of less than 10-5 cm-1 for wavelengths exceeding 200 nm but not exceeding 14,000 nm.
6C005 Synthetic crystalline “laser” host material in unfinished form, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: $1500
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Kilograms
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items: a. Titanium doped sapphire;
b. Alexandrite.
6C992 Optical sensing fibers not controlled by 6A002.d.3 which are modified structurally to have a ‘beat length’ of less than 500 mm (high birefringence) or optical sensor materials not described in 6C002.b and having a zinc content of equal to or more than 6% by ‘mole fraction’.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value.
Related Controls: N/A.
Related Definitions: (1) ‘Mole fraction’ is defined as the ratio of moles of ZnTe to the sum of the moles of CdTe and ZnTe present in the crystal. (2) ‘Beat length’ is the distance over which two orthogonally polarized signals, initially in phase, must pass in order to achieve a 2 Pi radian(s) phase difference.
Items:
The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
6C994 Optical materials.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: AT
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License Exceptions
LVS: N/A
GBS: N/A
CIV: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Unit: Equipment in number; parts and accessories in $ value
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: (1) ‘Fluoride fibers’ are fibers manufactured from bulk fluoride compounds. (2) ‘Optical fiber preforms’ are bars, ingots, or rods of glass, plastic or other materials that have been specially processed for use in fabricating optical fibers. The characteristics of the preform determine the basic parameters of the resultant drawn optical fibers.
Items:
a. Low optical absorption materials, as follows:
a.1. Bulk fluoride compounds containing ingredients with a purity of 99.999% or better; or
Note: 6C994.a.1 controls fluorides of zirconium or aluminum and variants.
a.2. Bulk fluoride glass made from compounds controlled by 6C004.e.1;
b. ‘Optical fiber preforms’ made from bulk fluoride compounds containing ingredients with a purity of 99.999% or better, specially designed for the manufacture of ‘fluoride fibers’ controlled by 6A994.b.
D. Software
6D001 “Software” Specially Designed for the “Development” or “Production” of Equipment Controlled by 6A004, 6A005, 6A008, or 6B008.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, MT, NP, RS, AT.
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NS applies to ``software'' for NS Column 1.
equipment controlled by 6A004, 6A005,
6A008 or 6B008.
MT applies to ``software'' for MT Column 1.
equipment controlled by 6A008 or 6B008
for MT reasons.
NP applies to ``software'' for NP Column 1.
equipment controlled by 6A005 for NP
reasons.
RS applies to ``software'' for RS Column 1.
equipment controlled by 6A008.j.1.
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License Requirement Notes: See §743.1 of the EAR for reporting requirements for exports under License Exceptions.
License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: Yes, except for the following:
(1) Items controlled for MT reasons;
(2) “Software” specially designed for the “development” or “production” of “space qualified” “laser” radar or Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) equipment defined in 6A008.j.1; or
(3) Exports or reexports to destinations outside of Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, or the United Kingdom of “software” specially designed for the “development” or “production” of equipment controlled by 6A008.1.3 or 6B008.
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value.
Related Controls: “Software” specially designed for the “development” or “production” of “space qualified” components for optical systems defined in 6A004.c and “space qualified” optical control equipment defined in 6A004.d.1 is subject to the export licensing authority of the Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (22 CFR part 121). See also 6D991, and ECCNs 6E001 (“development”) and 6E102 (“use”) for “technology” for items controlled under this entry.
Related Definitions: N/A.
Items:
The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
6D002 “Software” specially designed for the “use” of equipment controlled by 6A002.b, 6A008, or 6B008.
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, MT, RS, AT
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MT applies to ``software'' for MT Column 1.
equipment controlled by 6A008 or 6B008
for MT reasons.
RS applies to ``software'' for RS Column 1.
equipment controlled by 6A008.j.1.
AT applies to entire entry............. AT Column 1.
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License Exceptions
CIV: N/A
TSR: Yes, except N/A for the following
(1) Items controlled for MT reasons; or
(2) “Software” specially designed for the “use” of “space qualified” “laser” radar or Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) equipment defined in 6A008.j.1.
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value.
Related Controls: “Software” specially designed for the “use” of “space qualified” imaging sensors (e.g., “monospectral imaging sensors” and “multispectral imaging sensors”) defined in 6A002.b.2.b.1 is subject to the export licensing authority of the Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (22 CFR part 121), unless, on or after September 23, 2002, the Department of State issues a commodity jurisdiction determination assigning the export licensing authority to the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security. “Software” specially designed for the “use” of “space qualified” LIDAR equipment specially designed for surveying or for meteorological observation, released from control under the note in 6A008.j, is controlled in 6D991. See also 6D102, 6D991, and 6D992
Related Definitions: N/A.
Items:
The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
6D003 Other “software”, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
License Requirements
Reason for Control: NS, AT
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License Requirement Notes: See §743.1 of the EAR for reporting requirements for exports under License Exceptions.
License Exceptions
CIV: Yes for 6D003.h.1
TSR: Yes, except for the following:
(1) Items controlled for MT reasons; or
(2) Exports or reexports to destinations outside of Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, or the United Kingdom of “software” for items controlled by 6D003.a.
List of Items Controlled
Unit: $ value
Related Controls: See also 6D103 and 6D993
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Acoustics “software”, as follows:
a.1. “Software” specially designed for acoustic beam forming for the “real time processing” of acoustic data for passive reception using towed hydrophone arrays; (continued)