ECCN 6A003
NSNPRSATUNCameras, systems or equipment, and components therefor, as follows .
What This ECCN Covers
ECCN 6A003 controls high-performance cameras and imaging systems — instrumentation, framing and streak cameras, certain high-speed and imaging cameras, and radiation-hardened cameras — that exceed defined frame-rate, resolution, or environmental thresholds. Because these cameras are used to diagnose high-speed events (including weapons and nuclear tests), the entry is controlled for National Security, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Regional Stability, Anti-Terrorism, and United Nations reasons.
Who needs to check this?
Makers and exporters of high-speed and scientific cameras, extreme-performance machine-vision systems, and radiation-tolerant imaging equipment.
Compliance tip
Ordinary consumer and industrial cameras are usually not controlled — classification turns on frame rate, spectral range, and radiation hardening relative to the entry thresholds. Where Nuclear Nonproliferation applies, confirm license-exception eligibility in the entry's License Exception paragraph, and verify the specific sub-paragraph against the Country Chart columns.
Items Covered
- a.Instrumentation cameras and specially designed "components" therefor, as follows:
- 3. Electronic streak cameras having temporal resolution better than 50 ns;
- 4. Electronic framing cameras having a speed exceeding 1,000,000 frames/s;
- 5. Electronic cameras having all of the following:
- 5.a. An electronic shutter speed (gating capability) of less than 1µs per full frame; and
- 5.b. A read out time allowing a framing rate of more than 125 full frames per second;
- 6. Plug-ins having all of the following characteristics:
- 6.a. specially designed for instrumentation cameras which have modular structures and that are controlled by 6A003.a; and
- 6.b. Enabling these cameras to meet the characteristics specified by 6A003.a.3, 6A003.a.4 or 6A003.a.5, according to the manufacturer's specifications;
- b.Imaging cameras as follows:
- 1. Video cameras incorporating solid state sensors, having a peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 10 nm, but not exceeding 30,000 nm and having all of the following:
- 1.a. Having any of the following:
- 1.a.1. More than 4 x 106 "active pixels" per solid state array for monochrome (black and white) cameras;
- 1.a.2. More than 4 x 106 "active pixels" per solid state array for color cameras incorporating three solid state arrays; or
- 1.a.3. More than 12 x 106 "active pixels" for solid state array color cameras incorporating one solid state array; and
- 1.b. Having any of the following:
- 1.b.1. Optical mirrors controlled by 6A004.a.;
- 1.b.2. Optical control equipment controlled by 6A004.d.; or
- 1.b.3. The capability for annotating internally generated 'camera tracking data';
- 2. Scanning cameras and scanning camera systems, having all of the following:
- 2.a. A peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 10 nm, but not exceeding 30,000 nm;
- 2.b. Linear detector arrays with more than 8,192 elements per array; and
- 2.c. Mechanical scanning in one direction;
- a.Industrial or civilian photocopiers;
- b.Image scanners specially designed for civil, stationary, close proximity scanning applications (e.g., reproduction of images or print contained in documents, artwork, or photographs); or
- c.Medical equipment.
- 3. Imaging cameras incorporating image intensifier tubes having the characteristics listed in 6A002.a.2.a or 6A002.a.2.b;
- 4. Imaging cameras incorporating "focal plane arrays" having any of the following:
- 4.a. Incorporating "focal plane arrays" controlled by 6A002.a.3.a to 6A002.a.3.e;
- 4.b. Incorporating "focal plane arrays" controlled by 6A002.a.3.f; or
- 4.c. Incorporating "focal plane arrays" controlled by 6A002.a.3.g;
- a.Industrial or civilian intrusion alarm, traffic or industrial movement control or counting systems;
- b.Industrial equipment used for inspection or monitoring of heat flows in buildings, equipment, or industrial processes;
- c.Industrial equipment used for inspection, sorting or analysis of the properties of materials;
- d.Equipment specially designed for laboratory use; or
- e.Medical equipment.
- a.A maximum frame rate equal to or less than 9 Hz;
- b.Having all of the following:
- a.No facility to obtain a viewable image of the detected field-of-view; or
- b.The camera is designed for a single kind of application and designed not to be user modified; or
- c.The camera is specially designed for installation into a civilian passenger land vehicle and having all of the following:
- a.The civilian passenger land vehicle for which it was intended and the vehicle weighs less than 4,500 kg (gross vehicle weight); or
- b.A specially designed, authorized maintenance test facility; and
- a.Having all of the following:
- a.Industrial process monitoring, quality control, or analysis of the properties of materials;
- b.Laboratory equipment specially designed for scientific research;
- c.Medical equipment;
- d.Financial fraud detection equipment; and
- a.The system(s) or equipment for which it was intended; or
- b.A "specially designed," authorized maintenance facility; and
- b.Where the camera is specially designed for installation into a civilian passenger land vehicle or passenger and vehicle ferries and having all of the following:
- a.The civilian passenger land vehicle for which it was intended and the vehicle weighs less than 4,500 kg (gross vehicle weight);
- b.The passenger and vehicle ferry for which it was intended and having a length overall (LOA) 65 m or greater; or
- c.A specially designed, authorized maintenance test facility; and
- c.Limited by design to have a maximum "radiant sensitivity" of 10 mA/W or less for wavelengths exceeding 760 nm, having all of the following:
- d.Having all of the following:
- 5. Imaging cameras incorporating solid-state detectors specified by 6A002.a.1.
2 items reserved by BIS (not shown)
Control Reasons
Items controlled for national security reasons under multilateral export control regimes.
Items controlled for nuclear nonproliferation reasons.
Items controlled for regional stability reasons.
Items controlled for anti-terrorism reasons. Most items on the CCL have AT controls.
Items controlled pursuant to United Nations Security Council mandates.
Disclaimer
This information is for reference only. For official classifications, consult BIS or a qualified export control professional.