USDepartmentofCommerceBureauofIndustryandSecurityHowtoClassifyyourItemHowtoSubmitanApplicationHowtoUSGovernmentProcessesyourLicenseApplicationExportClearanceRequirementsOfficeofExportEnforcementManagingyourExportComplianceHowtoClassifyMyItemGeorgeLohEngineerOfficeofNonproliferationandTreatyComplianceHowismyItemClassifiedforExportControlPurposes?•CommerceControlList(“CCL”)•ExportControlClassificationNumber(“ECCN”)•ReasonsforControl•CommerceCountryChart•ClassificationoftheItem•Technology&SoftwareControlsCommerceControlList(“CCL”)Supplement1toPart774•InconjunctionwiththeCommerceCountryChart,itisusedtodeterminewhetheralicenseisrequiredforaparticularitembasedonthedestination.•ListofItemsundertheexportcontroljurisdictionofBIS(inadditiontootheritemssubjecttotheEAR).StructureoftheCommerceControlList•Supplement1toPart774–TenCategories–FiveProductGroups–AlphabeticalIndex–NumericalIndex–Entries(ExportControlClassificationNumber)•Supplement2toPart774–GeneralTechnologyNote–GeneralSoftwareNoteWhatisanExportControlClassificationNumber(“ECCN”)?•EntriesusedtoidentifyitemsontheCommerceControlList•Consistofasetofdigitsandaletter–e.g.3A001,5B992,1C350•Identifiesthetypeofcontrolsassociatedwiththeitem.TheStructureoftheECCN0A0180CategoryAProductGroup018TypeofControlCategoriesoftheCommerceControlList0Miscellaneous&NuclearMaterials1Materials,Chemicals,Microorganisms,andToxins2MaterialsProcessing3Electronics4Computers5Part1-Telecommunication5Part2-InformationSecurity6Sensors&Lasers7Navigation&Avionics8Marine9Aerospace&Propulsion0A018ProductGroupsoftheCommerceControlListASystems,Equipment&ComponentsBTest,Inspection&ProductionEquipmentCMaterialsDSoftwareETechnology0A018TypeofControlsAssociatedwithEntry0NationalSecurityReasons1MissileTechnologyReasons2NuclearNonproliferationReasons3Chemical&BiologicalWeaponsReasonsAnti-terrorismCrimeControlRegionalStabilityShortSupplyUNSanctionsSurreptitiousListening90A018MostofthetimerelateditemsaregroupedinseriesEquipment,AssembliesandComponentsTest,InspectionandProductionEquipmentSoftwareTechnologyMaterialsHowtoReadanECCNHeading:ECCN&DescriptionHowtoReadanECCNLicenseRequirements:ReasonsforControlWhataretheReasonsforControlofItemsundertheEAR?•AT=Anti-Terrorism•CB=Chemical&BiologicalWeapons•CC=CrimeControl•CW=ChemicalWeaponsConvention•EI=EncryptionItem•FC=FirearmsConvention•MT=MissileTechnology•NP=NuclearNonproliferation•NS=NationalSecurity•RS=RegionalStability•SI=SignificantItem•SL=SurreptitiousListening•SS=ShortSupply•UN=UnitedNationsArmsEmbargoHowtoReadanECCNLicenseExceptions:List-BasedHowtoReadanECCNListofItemsControlled:UnitsRelatedControlsRelatedDefinitionsItemsEAR99Items•ItemsthatarenotspecificallylistedontheCommerceControlListyetsubjecttotheEAR,usethedesignationEAR99inplaceofanECCN.•ThisdesignationmaybefoundattheendofeverycategoryoftheCCL:“EAR99ItemssubjecttotheEARthatarenotelsewherespecifiedinthisCCLCategoryorinanyothercategoryintheCCLaredesignatedbythenumberEAR99.”NoLicenseRequired(“NLR”)•WhenanitemisnotlistedontheCCLbutfallsunderthescopeoftheEARandnoGeneralProhibitionsapplytotheexport.•WhenanitemislistedontheCCLbutdoesnotrequirealicensetothedestinationandnoGeneralProhibitionsapplytotheexport.HowcanyouobtaintheECCNofyouritem?1.Askthemanufacturer,butverify…2.Self-classify•Workwiththecompanyengineerorsomeonewhoknowstheitem3.SubmitaformalclassificationrequesttoBISAnApproachtoSelf-ClassifyingItems•ReviewofgeneralcharacteristicsoftheitemtonarrowdowntoappropriateCategory•Consideranindexcomparison•ReadECCN“Item”headingunder“ListofItemsControlled”•Matchparticularcharacteristics,functions,andapplicationstoaspecificECCNPayattentiontoRelatedControlsandRelatedDefinitionswiththeECCNEntry!OtherUsefulGuidancewhenClassifyingyourItem•TechnicalNotesandAdvisoryNotesinitemslist•n.e.s.-notelsewherespecified•Part772Definitions•Part770Interpretations–ClarifiesscopeofcontrolsonCCLforcertainitemsSoftware&Technology•Mostsoftwareandtechnologyiscontrolledbasedonhardware.•Ifyouritemis“development”,”production”,or“use”technologyorsoftware,itwillbenecessarytoclassifytherelatedend-itemhardwareGeneralSoftwareNoteSupplement2toPart774•OvertheCounter/RetailSale/Userinstalled•Designatedterrorismsupportingdestinations–Cuba,Iran,NorthKorea,Sudan,andSyria•LinkedtoLicenseExceptionsTSU–“MassMarket”software•SpecialEncryptionPolicy–Category5,Part2GeneralTechnologyNoteSupplement2toPart774•Technology“required”forthe“development”,“production”,or“use”ofacontrolledproductremainscontrolledevenwhenitisapplicabletoanuncontrolledproduct.ExercisesExercise#5:ClassifyingMachineToolsMillingMachineToolMachinetoolsformillingwithhighpositioningaccuracyandmultipleindependentaxesarenecessaryfortheproductionofprecisioncomplexcomponentsrequiredinmodernweaponsystems,suchascombataircraftandnuclearweapons.Theyarealsousedintheproductionofcivilaircraft,automobiles,andothercivilproducts.•Youacquiresomenewmachinetools.Thiswillassistyouinbothyourautopartsmanufacturingandcivilaircraftpartsbusiness.•WhatisyourECCN?b.Machinetoolsformilling,havingany,ofthefollowingc