5E992 Category 5E
“Information Security” “technology” according to the General Technology Note, not controlled by 5E002, as follows (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 “technology” for commodities controlled by 5A992.z.1 or “software” controlled by 5D992.z.1 | None |
| RS applies to “technology” for commodities controlled by 5A992.z.2 or “software” controlled by 5D992.z.2 | None |
List-based license exceptions
| Exception | As stated in the entry |
|---|---|
| TSR | N/A NAC/ACA: N/A AIA: Yes for “technology” for commodities controlled by 5A992.z.1 or “software” controlled by 5D992.z.1 ACM: Yes for “technology” for commodities controlled by 5A992.z or “software” controlled by 5D992.z |
Items
- a. [Reserved]
- b. “Technology”, n.e.s., for the “use” of mass market commodities controlled by 5A992 or mass market “software” controlled by 5D992.
Related controls
N/A
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 technology for .z paragraphs under “technology” for commodities controlled by 5A992.z or “software” controlled by 5D992.z.
Source: eCFR, version
2026-08-01, retrieved
2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.