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3A069
3A069 Specific Laboratory Equipment as Follows (See List of Items Controlled)
- Category
- Category 3—Electronics
- Product group
- A. “End Items,” “Equipment,” “Accessories,” “Attachments,” “Parts,” “Components,” and “Systems”
Reason for Control
- NS
- RS
- AT
Official text
License Requirements
Reason for Control:
NS, RS, AT
Control(s) Country Chart (See Supp. No. 1 to part 738)
- NS applies to entire entry NS Column 2.
- RS applies to entire entry To or within Macau or a destination specified in Country Group D:5 of supplement no. 1 to part 740 of the EAR. See § 742.6(a)(12) of the EAR.
- AT applies to entire entry AT Column 1.
List Based License Exceptions (See Part 740 for a Description of All License Exceptions)
LVS: N/A
GBS: Yes, except N/A for destinations subject to the RS control in 3A999.
List of Items Controlled
Related Controls: See also 3A999 for specific processing equipment, n.e.s.. See also 3E069 for technology for the “development” and “production” of items detailed in 3A069.
License Requirement
Note:
Excluded from the scope of this entry are flow cytometers and mass spectrometers that are devices, as defined in section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), 21 U.S.C. 321(h), that have been authorized for marketing by the Food and Drug Administration under section 510(k), section 513, or section 515 of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 360(k), 21 U.S.C. 360c, 21 U.S.C. 360e, or are exempt from the requirement of premarket notification under section 510(k) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 360(k), and that are included in a list required by section 510(j) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 360(j).
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Flow cytometers and cell sorters that are “specially designed” for spectral analysis or contain 26 or greater detectors or channels.
b. Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry instruments (LC/MS and LC-MS/MS) “specially designed” for top-down proteomic analysis.
ecfr-15cfr774-supp1-2026-08-28 · effective 2026-08-28
Issue date 2026-08-28. Amendment date 2026-08-28.
- eCFR Commerce Control List (15 CFR 774, Supplement No. 1)www.ecfr.gov
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