5A992 Category 5A
Equipment not controlled by 5A002 (see List of Items Controlled)
Category 5: Telecommunications and “Information Security”
Reasons for control
- RS: Regional stability
- AT: Anti-terrorism
Country chart
| Control | Column |
|---|---|
| AT applies to entire entry | AT 1 |
| RS applies to items controlled by 5A992.z.1 | None |
| RS applies to items controlled by 5A992.z.2 | None |
List-based license exceptions
| Exception | As stated in the entry |
|---|---|
| GBS | N/A NAC/ACA: Yes, for 5A992.z.2; N/A for all other 5A992 commodities. AIA: Yes for 5A992.z.1 ACM: Yes for 5A992.z LPP: Yes for 5A992.z.1 |
| LVS | N/A |
Items
- a. [Reserved]
- b. [Reserved]
- c. Commodities classified as mass market encryption commodities in accordance with § 740.17(b) of the EAR.
- d. through y. [Reserved]
- z.1. Commodities that are described in 5A992.c and that also meet or exceed the performance parameters in 3A090.a or 4A090.a; or
- z.2 Commodities that are described in 5A992.c and that also meet or exceed the performance parameters in 3A090.b or 4A090.b.
Related controls
See also ECCNs 3A090 and 4A090.
Notes
License Requirements Note: See § 744.17 of the EAR for additional license requirements for microprocessors having a processing speed of 5 GFLOPS or more and an arithmetic logic unit with an access width of 32 bit or more, including those incorporating “information security” functionality, and associated “software” and “technology” for the “production” or “development” of such microprocessors.
Note: See § 740.2(a)(9)(ii) of the EAR for license exception restrictions for ECCN 5A992.z.
Source: eCFR, version
2026-08-01, retrieved
2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.