ECCN 5B001

NSAT

Telecommunication test, inspection and production equipment, components and accessories, as follows .

Category: 5 - TelecommunicationsProduct Group: B - Test EquipmentLast Updated: 2026-04-10

What This ECCN Covers

ECCN 5B001 controls telecommunications test, inspection, and production equipment, components, and accessories — including equipment specially designed for the development or production of the telecom systems controlled under 5A001. It is controlled for National Security and Anti-Terrorism reasons because the ability to produce and test advanced telecom hardware is itself strategically sensitive.

Who needs to check this?

Suppliers of telecom manufacturing and test equipment, network analyzers tied to controlled production lines, and OEM production-line integrators.

Compliance tip

Control follows the telecom equipment the tooling is designed to make or test — map the equipment back to 5A001 sub-paragraphs. Confirm the NS and AT Country Chart columns and the entry's License Exception paragraph; general-purpose bench instruments may instead fall under a Category 3 test-equipment entry.

Reviewed by Jack Tan · Last reviewed: Jun 4, 2026

Items Covered

  • a.Equipment and specially designed "components" or "accessories" therefor, specially designed for the "development" or "production" of equipment, functions or features, controlled by 5A001;
  • b.Equipment and specially designed "components" or "accessories" therefor, specially designed for the "development" of any of the following telecommunication transmission or switching equipment:
  • 2. Equipment employing a "laser" and having any of the following:
  • 2.a. A transmission wavelength exceeding 1750 nm; or
  • 2.d. Employing analog techniques and having a bandwidth exceeding 2.5 GHz; or
  • 4. Radio equipment employing Quadrature-Amplitude-Modulation (QAM) techniques above level 1,024.

4 items reserved by BIS (not shown)

Control Reasons

NSNational Security

Items controlled for national security reasons under multilateral export control regimes.

Column 1: YesColumn 2: No
ATAnti-Terrorism

Items controlled for anti-terrorism reasons. Most items on the CCL have AT controls.

Column 1: YesColumn 2: No

Disclaimer

This information is for reference only. For official classifications, consult BIS or a qualified export control professional.

Official Reference

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