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4A004
4A004 Computers as follows (see List of Items Controlled) and “specially designed” related equipment, “electronic assemblies” and “components” therefor.
- Category
- Category 4—Computers
- 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 4A004.z.1 To or within any destination worldwide. See § 742.6(a)(6)(iii)(A) of the EAR.
- RS applies to 4A004.z.2 To or within the United Arab Emirates or destinations specified in Country Groups D:1, D:4, and D:5 of supplement no. 1 to part 740 of the EAR, excluding any destination also specified in Country Groups A:5 or A:6. See § 742.6(a)(6)(iii)(B) 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: $5000, N/A for 4A004.z
GBS: N/A
NAC/ACA: Yes, for 4A004.z.
AIA: Yes for 4A004.z.1
LPP: Yes for 4A004.z.1
Note:
See § 740.2(a)(9)(ii) of the EAR for license exception restrictions for ECCN 4A004.z.
List of Items Controlled
Related Controls: See also ECCN 4A090.
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. 'Systolic array computers';
b. 'Neural computers';
c. 'Optical computers'.
Technical Notes:
1. For the purposes of 4A004.a, 'systolic array computers' are computers where the flow and modification of the data is dynamically controllable at the logic gate level by the user.
2. For the purposes of 4A004.b, 'neural computers' are computational devices designed or modified to mimic the behavior of a neuron or a collection of neurons, i.e., computational devices which are distinguished by their hardware capability to modulate the weights and numbers of the interconnections of a multiplicity of computational components based on previous data.
3. For the purposes of 4A004.c, 'optical computers' are computers designed or modified to use light to represent data and whose computational logic elements are based on directly coupled optical devices.
d. through y. [Reserved]
z.1. Commodities that are described in 4A004 and that also meet or exceed the performance parameters in 4A090.a; or
z.2 Commodities that are described in 4A004 and that also meet or exceed the performance parameters in 4A090.b.
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
- eCFR versioner XML captured at ingestwww.ecfr.gov
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