ECCN 8A001
NSATSubmersible vehicles and surface vessels, as follows .
What This ECCN Covers
ECCN 8A001 controls submersible vehicles and surface vessels with advanced capabilities. This includes manned submersibles designed to operate at depths exceeding 1,000 meters, unmanned submersible vehicles (UUVs/AUVs), and surface vessels with specific features such as degaussing systems or hull designs that reduce detectability. The controls reflect the strategic importance of undersea warfare capabilities and the need to prevent adversaries from acquiring advanced marine surveillance and stealth technologies.
Who needs to check this?
Manufacturers of underwater vehicles (ROVs, AUVs, manned submersibles), naval shipbuilders, marine research equipment companies, and suppliers of deep-sea exploration systems that exceed depth or capability thresholds.
Compliance tip
License Exception STA may NOT be used for items under 8A001.b (unmanned submersibles), 8A001.c, or 8A001.d to Country Group A:6 destinations. The LVS exception has a $5,000 threshold but is also not available for certain sub-entries. Verify which specific paragraph your item falls under before relying on any exception.
Items Covered
- a.Manned, tethered submersible vehicles designed to operate at depths exceeding 1,000 m;
- b.Manned, untethered submersible vehicles having any of the following:
- 1. Designed to 'operate autonomously' and having a lifting capacity of all the following:
- 1.a. 10% or more of their weight in air; and
- 1.b. 15 kN or more;
- 2. Designed to operate at depths exceeding 1,000 m; or
- 3. Having all of the following:
- 3.a. Designed to continuously 'operate autonomously' for 10 hours or more; and
- 3.b. 'Range' of 25 nautical miles or more;
- c.Unmanned submersible vehicles as follows:
- 1. Unmanned submersible vehicles having any of the following:
- 1.a. Designed for deciding a course relative to any geographical reference without real-time human assistance;
- 1.b. Acoustic data or command link; or
- 1.c. Wireless optical data or command link exceeding 1,000 m;
- 2. Unmanned, submersible vehicles, not specified in 8A001.c.1, having all of the following:
- 2.a. Designed to operate with a tether;
- 2.b. Designed to operate at depths exceeding 1,000 m; and
- 2.c. Having any of the following:
- 2.c.1. Designed for self-propelled maneuver using propulsion motors or thrusters specified by 8A002.a.2; or
- 2.c.2. Fiber optic data link;
- e.Ocean salvage systems with a lifting capacity exceeding 5 MN for salvaging objects from depths exceeding 250 m and having any of the following:
- 1. Dynamic positioning systems capable of position keeping within 20 m of a given point provided by the navigation system; or
- 2. Seafloor navigation and navigation integration systems, for depths exceeding 1,000 m and with positioning "accuracies" to within 10 m of a predetermined point.
1 item reserved by BIS (not shown)
Control Reasons
Items controlled for national security reasons under multilateral export control regimes.
Items controlled for anti-terrorism reasons. Most items on the CCL have AT controls.
Disclaimer
This information is for reference only. For official classifications, consult BIS or a qualified export control professional.