ECCN 8A002

NSAT

Marine systems, equipment, parts and components, as follows .

Category: 8 - MarineProduct Group: A - EquipmentLast Updated: 2026-04-10

What This ECCN Covers

ECCN 8A002 controls marine systems, equipment, parts, and components — many specially designed or modified for submersible vehicles operating at significant depth, such as pressure hulls above a defined diameter, deep-rated DC propulsion motors and thrusters, certain underwater connectors and cables, and related systems. These items support deep-sea and undersea operations and are controlled for National Security and Anti-Terrorism reasons.

Who needs to check this?

Manufacturers of ROV/AUV and submersible components, deep-sea connectors and penetrators, underwater propulsion, and marine systems rated for extreme depth.

Compliance tip

8A002 complements 8A001 (whole submersibles and vessels) at the component level — match your part to the specific sub-paragraph and depth/rating thresholds. Confirm the NS and AT Country Chart columns and the License Exception paragraph, as availability differs across sub-entries.

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

Items Covered

  • a.Systems, equipment, "parts" and "components," specially designed or modified for submersible vehicles and designed to operate at depths exceeding 1,000 m, as follows:
  • 1. Pressure housings or pressure hulls with a maximum inside chamber diameter exceeding 1.5 m;
  • 2. Direct current propulsion motors or thrusters;
  • 3. Umbilical cables, and connectors therefor, using optical fiber and having synthetic strength members;
  • 4. "Parts" and "components" manufactured from material specified by ECCN 8C001;
  • b.Systems specially designed or modified for the automated control of the motion of submersible vehicles controlled by 8A001, using navigation data, having closed loop servo-controls and having any of the following:
  • 1. Enabling a vehicle to move within 10 m of a predetermined point in the water column;
  • 2. Maintaining the position of the vehicle within 10 m of a predetermined point in the water column; or
  • 3. Maintaining the position of the vehicle within 10 m while following a cable on or under the seabed;
  • c.Fiber optic pressure hull penetrators;
  • d.Underwater vision systems having all of the following:
  • 1. specially designed or modified for remote operation with an underwater vehicle; and
  • 2. Employing any of the following techniques to minimize the effects of back scatter:
  • 2.a. Range-gated illuminators; or
  • 2.b. Range-gated "laser" systems;
  • g.Light systems specially designed or modified for underwater use, as follows:
  • 1. Stroboscopic light systems capable of a light output energy of more than 300 J per flash and a flash rate of more than 5 flashes per second;
  • 2. Argon arc light systems specially designed for use below 1,000 m;
  • h."Robots" specially designed for underwater use, controlled by using a dedicated computer and having any of the following:
  • 1. Systems that control the "robot" using information from sensors which measure force or torque applied to an external object, distance to an external object, or tactile sense between the "robot" and an external object; or
  • 2. The ability to exert a force of 250 N or more or a torque of 250 Nm or more and using titanium based alloys or "composite" "fibrous or filamentary materials" in their structural members;
  • i.Remotely controlled articulated manipulators specially designed or modified for use with submersible vehicles and having any of the following:
  • 1. Systems which control the manipulator using information from sensors which measure any of the following:
  • 1.a. Torque or force applied to an external object; or
  • 1.b. Tactile sense between the manipulator and an external object; or
  • 2. Controlled by proportional master-slave techniques and having 5 degrees of 'freedom of movement' or more;
  • j.Air independent power systems specially designed for underwater use, as follows:
  • 1. Brayton or Rankine cycle engine air independent power systems having any of the following:
  • 1.a. Chemical scrubber or absorber systems, specially designed to remove carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and particulates from recirculated engine exhaust;
  • 1.b. Systems specially designed to use a monoatomic gas;
  • 1.c. Devices or enclosures, specially designed for underwater noise reduction in frequencies below 10 kHz, or special mounting devices for shock mitigation; or
  • 1.d. Systems having all of the following:
  • 1.d.1. specially designed to pressurize the products of reaction or for fuel reformation;
  • 1.d.2. specially designed to store the products of the reaction; and
  • 1.d.3. specially designed to discharge the products of the reaction against a pressure of 100 kPa or more;
  • 2. Diesel cycle engine air independent systems having all of the following:
  • 2.a. Chemical scrubber or absorber systems, specially designed to remove carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and particulates from recirculated engine exhaust;
  • 2.b. Systems specially designed to use a monoatomic gas;
  • 2.c. Devices or enclosures, specially designed for underwater noise reduction in frequencies below 10 kHz, or special mounting devices for shock mitigation; and
  • 2.d. specially designed exhaust systems that do not exhaust continuously the products of combustion;
  • 3. "Fuel cell" air independent power systems with an output exceeding 2 kW and having any of the following:
  • 3.a. Devices or enclosures, specially designed for underwater noise reduction in frequencies below 10 kHz, or special mounting devices for shock mitigation; or
  • 3.b. Systems having all of the following:
  • 3.b.1. specially designed to pressurize the products of reaction or for fuel reformation;
  • 3.b.2. specially designed to store the products of the reaction; and
  • 3.b.3. specially designed to discharge the products of the reaction against a pressure of 100 kPa or more;
  • 4. Stirling cycle engine air independent power systems having all of the following:
  • 4.a. Devices or enclosures, specially designed for underwater noise reduction in frequencies below 10 kHz, or special mounting devices for shock mitigation; and
  • 4.b. specially designed exhaust systems which discharge the products of combustion against a pressure of 100 kPa or more;
  • o.Propellers, power transmission systems, power generation systems and noise reduction systems, as follows:
  • 2. Water-screw propeller, power generation systems or transmission systems, designed for use on vessels, as follows:
  • 2.a. Controllable-pitch propellers and hub assemblies, rated at more than 30 MW;
  • 2.b. Internally liquid-cooled electric propulsion motors with a power output exceeding 2.5 MW;
  • 2.c. "Superconductive" propulsion motors with a power output exceeding 0.1 MW;
  • 2.d. Power transmission shaft systems incorporating "composite" material "parts" or "components" and capable of transmitting more than 2 MW;
  • 2.e. Ventilated or base-ventilated propeller systems, rated at more than 2.5 MW;
  • 3. Noise reduction systems designed for use on vessels of 1,000 tonnes displacement or more, as follows:
  • 3.a. Systems that attenuate underwater noise at frequencies below 500 Hz and consist of compound acoustic mounts for the acoustic isolation of diesel engines, diesel generator sets, gas turbines, gas turbine generator sets, propulsion motors or propulsion reduction gears, specially designed for sound or vibration isolation and having an intermediate mass exceeding 30% of the equipment to be mounted;
  • 3.b. 'Active noise reduction or cancellation systems' or magnetic bearings, specially designed for power transmission systems;
  • 4. Permanent magnet electric propulsion motors specially designed for submersible vehicles, having a power output exceeding 0.1 MW.
  • p.Pumpjet propulsion systems having all of the following:
  • 1. Power output exceeding 2.5 MW; and
  • 2. Using divergent nozzle and flow conditioning vane techniques to improve propulsive efficiency or reduce propulsion-generated underwater-radiated noise;
  • q.Underwater swimming and diving equipment as follows;
  • 1. Closed circuit rebreathers;
  • 2. Semi-closed circuit rebreathers;
  • r.Diver deterrent acoustic systems specially designed or modified to disrupt divers and having a sound pressure level equal to or exceeding 190 dB (reference 1 µPa at 1 m) at frequencies of 200 Hz and below.

7 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