5A003 Category 5A

“Systems,” “equipment” and “components,” for non-cryptographic “information security,” as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

Category 5: Telecommunications and “Information Security”

Reasons for control

NS: National security
AT: Anti-terrorism

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Control	Column
AT applies to entire entry	AT 1
NS applies to entire entry	NS 2

List-based license exceptions

Exception	As stated in the entry
GBS	N/A
LVS	Yes: $500 for “components.” N/A for systems and equipment.

Items

a. Communications cable systems designed or modified to use mechanical, electrical or electronic means to detect surreptitious intrusion;
b. “Specially designed” or modified to reduce the compromising emanations of information-bearing signals beyond what is necessary for health, safety or electromagnetic interference standards.

Related controls

N/A

Notes

Note: 5A003.a applies only to physical layer security. For the purpose of 5A003.a, the physical layer includes Layer 1 of the Reference Model of Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) (ISO/IEC 7498-1).

Source: eCFR, version 2026-08-01, retrieved 2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.