4D004 Category 4D
“Software” “specially designed” or modified for the generation, command and control, or delivery of “intrusion software.”
Category 4: Computers
Reasons for control
- NS: National security
- AT: Anti-terrorism
Country chart
List-based license exceptions
| Exception | As stated in the entry |
|---|---|
| APP | N/A ACE: Yes, except to Country Group E:1 or E:2. See § 740.22 of the EAR for eligibility criteria. |
| TSR | N/A |
Items
- The list of items controlled is contained in the ECCN heading.
Related controls
Software described in USML Category XI(b), and software directly related to a defense article, is “subject to the ITAR”; see § 120.10(a)(4).
Notes
Note: 4D004 does not apply to “software” specially designed and limited to provide “software” updates or upgrades meeting all the following: a. The update or upgrade operates only with the authorization of the owner or administrator of the system receiving it; and b. After the update or upgrade, the “software” updated or upgraded is not any of the following: 1. “Software” specified by 4D004; or 2. “Intrusion software.”
Source: eCFR, version
2026-08-01, retrieved
2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.