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ECCN reference · Category 6: Sensors and lasers

ECCN 6A203

High-speed cameras, imaging devices and "components" therefor, other than those controlled by 6A003

Systems, equipment and components. Reasons for control: NP (Nuclear nonproliferation), AT (Anti-terrorism).

Does 6A203 need a license to your country?

Enter the full classification (for example 6A203.a.1) and a destination. The check reads the Country Chart, the end-use and embargo rules, and shows the rule and source behind the answer.

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License requirements

Each control below comes from the entry’s License Requirements table. Where it names a Country Chart column, the countries with an X in that column need a license for the items the control covers, unless a License Exception applies.

  • NP (Nuclear nonproliferation): NP applies to entire entry.
    Country Chart column NP1: a license is needed to 151 countries with an X

    Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, The, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic of the), Congo (Republic of the), Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, The, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated State of), Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin), Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Republic of, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

  • AT (Anti-terrorism): AT applies to entire entry. No Country Chart country has an X in column AT1; the destinations this control targets are under “Not decided by the Country Chart” below.

Not decided by the Country Chart: Covered Donetsk region of Ukraine (DNR), Covered Luhansk region of Ukraine (LNR), Crimea region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, Korea, North, Syria. These destinations are under embargoes or other special controls in 15 CFR Part 746, which require a license for most items whatever the chart shows. Russia and Belarus also have broad Part 746 controls in addition to the chart.

A blank on the Country Chart is not permission to ship. End-use and end-user rules (15 CFR Part 744), embargoes and sanctions (Part 746), and the parties to the transaction still apply. Use the check above for your item and country.

Items in 6A203

The controls often apply to some paragraphs only, so check the full paragraph, for example 6A203.a.

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  • 6A203.a Streak cameras and "specially designed" components therefor, as follows:
  • 6A203.a.1 Streak cameras with writing speeds greater than 0.5 mm/µs;
  • 6A203.a.2 Electronic streak cameras capable of 50 ns or less time resolution;
  • 6A203.a.3 Streak tubes for cameras described in 6A203.a.2;
  • 6A203.a.4 Plug-ins, "specially designed" for use with streak cameras having modular structures, that enable the performance characteristics described in 6A203.a.1 or .a.2;
  • 6A203.a.5 Synchronizing electronics units, and rotor assemblies consisting of turbines, mirrors and bearings, that are "specially designed" for cameras described in 6A203.a.1.
  • 6A203.b Framing cameras and "specially designed" components therefor, as follows:
  • 6A203.b.1 Framing cameras with recording rates greater than 225,000 frames per second;
  • 6A203.b.2 Framing cameras capable of 50 ns or less frame exposure time;
  • 6A203.b.3 Framing tubes, and solid-state imaging devices, that have a fast image gating (shutter) time of 50 ns or less and are "specially designed" for cameras described in 6A203.b.1 or .b.2;
  • 6A203.b.4 Plug-ins, "specially designed" for use with framing cameras having modular structures, that enable the performance characteristics described in 6A203.b.1 or .b.2;
  • 6A203.b.5 Synchronizing electronic units, and rotor assemblies consisting of turbines, mirrors and bearings, that are "specially designed" for cameras described in 6A203.b.1 or .b.2.
  • 6A203.c Solid-state or electron tube cameras and "specially designed" components therefor, as follows:
  • 6A203.c.1 Solid-state cameras, or electron tube cameras, with a fast image gating (shutter) time of 50 ns or less;
  • 6A203.c.2 Solid-state imaging devices, and image intensifiers tubes, that have a fast image gating (shutter) time of 50 ns or less and are "specially designed" for cameras described in 6A203.c.1;
  • 6A203.c.3 Electro-optical shuttering devices (Kerr or Pockels cells) with a fast image gating (shutter) time of 50 ns or less;
  • 6A203.c.4 Plug-ins, "specially designed" for use with cameras having modular structures, that enable the performance characteristics described in 6A203.c.1.
  • 6A203.d Radiation-hardened TV cameras, or lenses therefor, "specially designed" or rated as radiation hardened to withstand a total radiation dose greater than 5 × 10^4 Gy (silicon) without operational degradation.

Source

Commerce Control List, 15 CFR Part 774, Supplement No. 1 (official text on eCFR), as of August 21, 2026, 1:45AM EDT. Commerce Country Chart, Supplement No. 1 to Part 738, as of August 21, 2026, 1:45AM EDT.

This page is a preliminary reference, not legal advice, a classification ruling or permission to ship. Confirm the classification against the full official text.